When Work Order Processing is used in conjunction with Bill of Materials, the material required to produce a product can be automatically merged from the appropriate bill. All of the required paperwork to move the job through the shop can then be generated from each work order, including travelers, picking sheets, dispatch sheets and operation tickets.

Using this module’s informative reports, you can evaluate missing costs, examine any variance from standards, check material shortages, analyze work center capacity and confirm tool requirements. Additional reporting capabilities inform you of the status of open work orders, work in process and work order history, and allow you to print inventory labels.

By combining the Sage MAS 90 ▪ Sage MAS 200 Work Order Processing module with other modules from the award-winning Sage MAS 90 ▪ Sage MAS 200 product line, you can assemble the solution that best meets your individual business needs.

A Work Order Estimate allows you to examine the cost and scheduling impact of a work order without committing the inventory components. As an added convenience, an estimate can be easily converted to a firm-planned work order.

You can automatically issue materials when a work order is released, or you can manually issue using the Work Order Transaction Entry program. You can also use the “backflush” method to issue materials when a work order completion is recorded.

A Make Option can be specified to indicate how the item produced by a work order is to be used. A work order can be made for inventory, made for a sales order or made for another work order. The Back Order Fill Report provides a list of sales orders and work orders that can be filled upon completion of a product.

You can enter up to 100 lines of extended description for each step of a routing or a work order. The Step Description can be printed on the Work Order Traveler and Operation Ticket to provide detailed instructions for shop employees.

Scheduling information can be maintained for each work order. Forward scheduling can be used to calculate the due date based on a specified release date and the lead times. Backward scheduling can be used to calculate the necessary release date based on a specified due date. You can reschedule a work order after it has been released.

The Work Center Capacity Inquiry and Scheduled Capacity Report indicate capacity commitments against Work Center. Information can be displayed graphically or in detail showing the start date, work order number and committed hours.

You can print Work Order Travelers, Picking Sheets, Dispatch Sheets and Operation Tickets for work orders. These documents can be printed for released or unreleased work orders.

All transactions against a work order can be entered using this program. The types of transactions allowed are work order release, material issue, labor, miscellaneous labor charge, miscellaneous material charge, outside processing charge, work order completion and work order close.

Complete detailed history information for closed work orders can be displayed using Work Order History Inquiry or printed on the Work Order History Report.

Item costs can be calculated based upon the cost of each component in its bill of materials, yield and scrap percentages, and the labor and overhead in the routing. The Standard Cost field for the item can be updated with the calculated cost following the completion of the report.

Up to four user-defined fields can be entered for each work order. These fields can be defined to contain either a date or up to 10 alphanumeric characters.