The Work Order Module is used to record the details required for initiating assembly of products.
The whole purpose of the WO Release is for various departments to fulfill their part of the task of releasing the WO on-line to avoid doing it manually. This is a very valuable feature and should not be by passed. This is why we do not allow the Work Order to be released within the Sales Order module.
The user initiates the internal flow of work actions by completing the Work Order. This order includes Kitting the material for the order, issuing the material to the production line, tracking the assembly of the order, and completing and evaluation of production performance.
A Sales Order number will be displayed if the Work Order was created within the Sales Order Mgmt module. If you are entering a Work Order through the Work Order module, you can manually link an existing Sales Order to the Work Order, only if the Sales Order and Work Order is for the same customer and same product number. Keep in mind though that even if you have the SO linked to a WO this does NOT mean that the quantities will always be the same. The link is for reference only between the two modules and they are still individual records so when any changes are made to either the SO or the WO the change will not update or be carried forward to the other. A message is displayed to the users that they will have to make the same changes to the WO.
Note: ManEx does not allow a Work Order to be created for a Make/Buy Product, (due to MRP calculating incorrect demand and showing incorrect message with safety stock).
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