This guide helps you to efficiently manage the production lifecycle. Each status, from Not Started to Done, triggers specific inventory changes, aiding in precise production tracking.
The manufacturing process can be managed at the manufacturing order (MO) level or at a more detailed Production operations level. This article focuses on managing the status at the MO level.
If you wish to track production at a more detailed level, please refer to this article.
MO statuses trigger specific changes in inventory and help to monitor and manage production.
Production statuses for manufacturing orders
You can change the production status for MO either in the Schedule tab or on the MO.
Open the Schedule tab from the Make screen.
Change the status of a MO
Or, open a specific MO card to change the status.
Breakdown of each status
-- Not started --
Production hasn't started. If you create a MO, it has a Not started status by default.
Related inventory movements: Relevant ingredients in your inventory are Committed and the product you manufacture is shown as Expected.
-- Work in progress --
When production starts, change the MO status to Work in progress to indicate that production is ongoing.
Related inventory movements: This doesn't trigger any movements in inventory. Relevant ingredients are still Committed and the product is Expected.
-- Partially complete --
If some of the quantity of a MO is complete, and you need to move these products to inventory, change the MO status to Partially complete. This can be done multiple times for a MO.
Related inventory movements:
In stock for the product you manufactured will increase by the completed quantity you set while partially completing the MO, and the Expected quantity for the product will decrease.
In stock and Committed quantities for ingredients will decrease relative to the completed quantity.
Inventory movements for ingredients in Partially complete status are all done based on the planned quantities of the MO. Actual quantities of ingredients used in manufacturing for partially completed productions cannot be defined. You can consume the actual ingredient quantities only when completing the entire MO.
Read more about partially completing a MO.
-- Blocked --
Use the Blocked status if there is a problem with production and you want to put it on hold. This means that production isn't ongoing and no one is working on the order.
Related inventory movements: This doesn't trigger any movements in inventory. Relevant ingredients are still Committed and the product is Expected.
-- Done --
Production is completed and the MO moves to the Done table of the Schedule tab and a completion date is assigned to the MO.
Related inventory movements: In stock and Committed quantities for ingredients decrease, In stock for the product you manufactured increases, and the Expected quantity for the product decreases.
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