Manufacturing

Manufacturing Orders

Go to Manufacturing > Operations > Manufacturing Orders.

Creating an MO

1. Click Create.
2. Product - Finished good to produce.
3. Quantity - Number of units.
4. BOM - Auto-selected if only one BOM exists for the product.
5. Routing - Auto-selected from BOM.
6. Deadline Start - When production should begin.
7. Deadline End - When production should be complete.
8. Source Document - Auto-filled if created from sales order or reorder.
9. Click Save.

MO Lifecycle

Confirming & Starting Production

1. Click Confirm Production - Reserves raw materials.
2. Click Plan - Assigns work orders to work centers.
3. Click Start Production - Begins the first operation.
4. Operators record time per operation.
5. Click Record Components to register component consumption (if consuming manually).
6. When all operations done, click Produce - The MO is completed.
7. Finished goods appear in the WH/Stock location.

Work Orders

Each routing operation creates a work order. Open MO → Work Orders tab. Each work order shows:

• Assigned work center and operator.
• Scheduled start and end.
• Components consumed at this operation.
• Actual duration vs planned.

Mark each work order as done by clicking the Complete Last Operation button on the MO.

Production Planning

Replenishment-Based MO Creation

Products with route "Manufacture" and a reordering rule trigger MO creation:

1. Go to Inventory > Master Data > Reordering Rules.
2. Set route = Manufacture.
3. When stock drops below minimum, the replenishment engine creates an MO.

Planned Orders

Go to Manufacturing > Planning > Planned Orders. These are tentative MOs not yet confirmed. Review and confirm them in batch. Useful for medium-term capacity planning.

MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

For advanced planning:

1. Go to Manufacturing > Planning > MRP.
2. Click Run MRP.
3. Quickenerp analyzes:
• Current stock levels.
• Open sales orders.
• Forecasted demand.
• Reordering rules.
• BOM structure (explodes multi-level BOMs).
4. Generates proposed MOs and purchase orders.
5. Review and confirm the proposals.

Production Scheduling

The Gantt view in Manufacturing Orders shows scheduled MOs across work centers. Drag and drop to reschedule. Filter by work center, date, product.

Unbuild Orders

Go to Manufacturing > Operations > Unbuild Orders. Use when you need to disassemble a finished product back into components.

Creating an Unbuild Order

1. Click Create.
2. Product - The finished good to disassemble.
3. Quantity - Number of units to unbuild.
4. BOM - Select which BOM to reverse.
5. Lot/Serial Number - If tracked, select the specific lot.
6. Location - Where to put the disassembled components.
7. Click Unbuild.

Use Cases

• Quality failure - disassemble a defective unit and salvage components.
• Correction of wrong MO.
• Return to stock - customer return being broken down.

MO Reversal (Cancel Done MO)

If an MO was completed by mistake, you cannot delete it. Instead:

• Create an unbuild order for the product.
• Or create a scrap order for the finished goods.
• Or create a new MO to consume the finished goods back to stock.