Manufacturing & Quality
What is Production Order?
A discrete manufacturing document specifying what to produce, how much, when, and with which components and operations.
Orders copy BOM and routing data, then go through release, goods issue, confirmation, goods receipt, and settlement. They collect actual costs for variance analysis. Order status management drives allowed transactions.
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Planned Order
An MRP proposal to produce or procure a quantity of material at a given date, converted to a production order or requisition.
Bill of Materials
A structured list of components and quantities needed to make a product.
Routing
A master data object listing the operations, work centers, and standard times to produce a material.
Production Confirmation
Recording progress, quantities, activities, and times for production order operations.
Settlement
Transferring costs collected on an order or project to final receivers, such as cost centers, assets, or profitability segments.
Plan to Produce
The manufacturing process from demand planning and MRP through production execution and order settlement.
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