Introduction
Job Objects will refer to the multi-level structure of incoming or manually created production orders. Jobs are typically synonymous with the idea of “Work Orders” or “Production Orders” depending on the ERP’s terminology. A Job will be comprised of one or more Manufacturing Orders, who are in turn comprised of one or more Operations. Operations themselves can be left as the final level of the process, or can be subdivided into one or more Activities, which are the smallest unit of work that is measured in the process flow.
Key Concepts
Jobs: Jobs are the highest level of the structure and will be the total number of products the customer orders and the date by which they require it to be shipped or completed. For example, a customer may order a dining table and chairs to go with it. In this case, the Job would be the order for both the chair and the table, although those two items may be separated out into separate Manufacturing Orders:
Manufacturing Orders: A Manufacturing Order is a request to manufacture a specific quantity of a specific Product. Each Job contains one or more Manufacturing Orders. Each Manufacturing Order contains one or more Operations and one or more Alternate Paths that describe the sequence in which Operations should be performed. In the above example, we might have a separate Manufacturing Order for both the dining table and the chair.
Operations: An Operation is a single routing step in the sequence dictated in the Manufacturing Order’s Alternate Path and are often connected to one another to establish Predecessor/Successor relationships. The Operation specifies values such as the Cycle Time, Setup Time, Expected Yield, Resource Requirements, Material Requirements, etc.
Activity: The smallest unit of work to be scheduled. An Operation has one Activity unless it has been Split into multiple parts. An Activity specifies the Production Status Reported Qty, Reported Time, etc.
Related Topics
- Jobs
- Manufacturing Orders
- Operations
- Job Properties
- Activity