Before you begin
- Production Order vs Work Order
- Create and Validate a Routing
- Assign Lines to Product
- Create Shifts
How the workflow connects
This journey connects the following stages. Complete the required checks at each stage before moving forward.
- 01Required
Enter required name
Enter a unique Work Order name.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 02Required
Select routed Product and Variant
Select a Product with a configured Routing, then select the required Product Variant; Project and Product Family are derived automatically.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 03Required
Enter quantity, priority, and due date
Enter a positive Input Quantity, choose the required Priority, and select a Due Date that is not in the past.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 04Required
Assign Shift when known
Review Total Computed Quantity, which equals Input Quantity multiplied by the Product Multiplier.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 05Required
Create Pending Work Order
Assign one or more Shifts when known, review Component Availability, and create the Work Order.
Step-by-step in Forge MES
- Enter a unique Work Order name.
- Select a Product with a configured Routing, then select the required Product Variant; Project and Product Family are derived automatically.
- Enter a positive Input Quantity, choose the required Priority, and select a Due Date that is not in the past.
- Review Total Computed Quantity, which equals Input Quantity multiplied by the Product Multiplier.
- Assign one or more Shifts when known, review Component Availability, and create the Work Order.
Rules to remember
- Name, routed Product, Product Variant, Input Quantity, Priority, and Due Date are required.
- The Due Date cannot be in the past, and computed quantity equals Input Quantity × Product Multiplier.
- Shift is optional at creation, but at least one Shift is required before the Work Order can start.
- Test Orders are intended for line setup or workflow testing and are excluded from analytics.
- A successfully created Work Order begins in PENDING status.
Configure for the client
- Match planning fields, scheduling rules, serial-generation policy, capacity controls, approval gates, and release permissions to the client's production-planning model.
- Validate the configured behaviour with approved test data in the target environment before production use.
Ready when
- Product, Variant, quantity, priority, and due date are correct.
- The computed quantity and Component Availability panel are reviewed.
- A Shift is assigned now or planned before start, and Test Order is off for normal production.