Production orders

Generally, the production orders are automatically generated by Tiny ERP. We will start by seeing how to manually create an production order for seeing how to treat the automatic requests.

To encode a new production order, use the menu: G.P.A.O. > Work orders. A virgin form allow you to encode new orders open. Start by indicating the order name, the planned date of production and the order priority. The manufacture name can be defined via a sequence (see the chapter on the administration of Tiny ERP).

The planned date makes it possible to plan future stock but also to know the time necessary for the supply raw materials for this order. This date determines the maximum date of production end for this order. The beginning date of manufacture, or the deadline to obtain the raw materials necessary, is given by the planned date which you deduct the number of days given in the product feature on the 'Manufacture expand' field.

Then, fill in the product field: use product 'CPU_GEN - Regular processor config' if you use the available demonstartion to the installation. The measuring unit and the quantity by default are automatically indicated.

The nomenclature field can remain empty, it will be filled by Tiny ERP at the time of the order confirmation. It's important that a nomenclature is defined for the product which you wishe to manufacture, otherwise Tiny ERP won't manage to calculate the production order.

Lastly, you have to complete the two fields of location. The first indicates where must occur manufacture and the second indicates where the products must be sent manufactured. If you use the demonstration data, put 'Stock' in these two fields. You can encode in default value (thanks to the click right of the mouse on the field) because it is rare to change these preferencies.

You can click on the 'Calculate' button and Tiny ERP automatically will calculate the goods planned to consume and the workcenters to be used. Tabs 2 and 3 of production order are competed.

Then click on the 'Confirm Production' button to validate the request. The production order is put in the receipt stand by state of the raw materials to consume. You obtain the following figure:

A picking list was generated to bring the goods to the production site. This picking list will be automatically validated by the needs calculation because the 'auto-picking' is ticked. As soon as the goods are available, the work order will be activated automatically. The orders to be started are available by the menu: G.P.A.O. > Work orders > Production Orders Waiting Goods.

Then you will be able to press on the 'Start production' button when you begin manufacture from the matters. These products are withdrawn from stock at this moment.

At any moment, you can modify the goods quantities consumed to encode the surpluses or not enough consumed goods. It's the same for the workcenters, you can modify the last hours or cycles gone that will have an influence on the production costs in the analytical accounting.

Also, you can modify a production order line to add a serial batch number or a manufacturing batch number. To do taht, click on the product which you wish to mark and fill one of these two fields necessary to the traceability.

Lastly, when the finished products manufacture is finished, press on the 'Made' button, Tiny ERP makes automatically the materials appearance to the location marked by the 'Destination Zone' field.