Overview
Within the process, production orders and stages can be created before the planned manufacturing start date and must be released before they can be processed by production. Material availability, the schedule update, and other factors must be checked before the shop floor processing stage.
The key purposes of the release process are to review issues with resources, perform control procedures, and initiate the actual manufacturing process.
As the production order consists of production stages, during this process a part of these stages can be released at once depending on the sequence and dates. They must be reviewed regularly if the next production stages must be released.
Production stages are released when the release date has been reached and there are enough required materials and work center capacity. The availability of materials and work center capacity must be controlled during the production stage release process.
Release production orders flowchart
Paths
Path | Manufacturing → Production scheduling and controlling → Production order queue management |
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In-app link EN code |
e1cib/command/CommonCommand.ManagementOfProductionOrderQueue
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In-app link RU code |
e1cib/command/ОбщаяКоманда.УправлениеОчередьюЗаказовНаПроизводство
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Path | Manufacturing → Production scheduling and controlling → Stage dispatching |
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In-app link EN code |
e1cib/command/CommonCommand.StageDispatching
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In-app link RU code |
e1cib/command/ОбщаяКоманда.ДиспетчированиеЭтаповПроизводства
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How to review unavailable items
1. Go to Manufacturing and click Production order queue management under Production scheduling and controlling.
2. Select the Supply is required check box.
3. Select an order and click
4. Select the Ready to release check box.
5. Select a stage and click .
6. In the State column, find materials that are currently unavailable (all states other than Supplied on warehouse).
How to specify batches
To produce less than the total amount in the original order, choose one of the following options to release a batch:
- Create a new production order for a smaller quantity (if production has not been started yet).
- Reduce the production batch (if production has already been started).
How to release production orders
Release all order stages
1. Go to Manufacturing and click Production order queue management under Production scheduling and controlling.
2. Select orders and click Actions and then Release.
3. The system will automatically set the status to Released for all order stages.
Note
Note that the system will automatically change order stages that go first in the queue and are ready to be transferred to production (orders with the Created and Ready for fulfillment statuses).
Make sure you transfer the next group of production stages to execution. See how to release individual stages below.
Release individual order stages
1. Go to Manufacturing and click Stage dispatching under Production scheduling and controlling.
2. Select stages and click Actions and then Release.
3. The system will automatically set the status to Released for all selected stages.