Metal · Industry Solution
Production Planning for Metal
In metalworking, high material cost, multi-operation routings and scrap sensitivity demand that every function sees the real consumption and cost at each step. Manage production operations in one system, from bill of materials and routing to capacity planning, work orders and shop-floor tracking. The module works integrated with sales, purchasing and inventory.
Metal context
Why Production Planning works differently in Metal
In Metal, metalworking operations center on sector-specific concepts such as cutting-bending-welding routings, scrap and waste, sheet/plate dimension and batch difference. In metalworking, high material cost, multi-operation routings and scrap sensitivity demand that every function sees the real consumption and cost at each step.
Qera ERP's Production Planning module is set up around how the metal sector works: Schedules cutting, bending, welding and machining steps against station capacity to reduce bottlenecks and delays.
- When multi-operation routings (cutting, bending, welding, machining) aren't standardized, planning and costing get tangled.
- When scrap and waste aren't tracked, material loss and true cost stay invisible.
- When dimension, quality and batch differences in materials like sheet/plate can't be tracked, stock management becomes hard.
Capabilities
How Qera Production Planning works in Metal
The core capabilities of the Production Planning module, described for the ton, plate and sheet needs of the metal sector.
Bill of materials and routing definitions
Define raw material bills of materials (BOM) and operation routings for each product; manage recycling and scrap with teardown BOMs as well.
Capacity and scheduling
Create new plans, planned production runs and a production schedule that takes machine and labor capacity into account.
Pending planning
List approved but unplanned work orders and orders; distribute the workload effectively by seeing priority jobs.
Work orders
Define each production job as a work order containing materials, routing and planned dates, so the shop-floor team can see what to produce and when.
Station and shift management
Monitor station states (idle, busy, faulty) in real time; manage operation start-end times and shift plans.
Production reports and analysis
Measure efficiency with production process, standard-vs-actual time, operation and work-order reports; see product profitability by combining with financial data.
Outcomes
What it delivers for your Metal business
What you see in metal operations once it is set up properly.
- BOMs and routings are defined to a standard, so cost calculations are consistent.
- Scheduling follows machine and labor capacity, which reduces unplanned stoppages and bottlenecks.
- The status of work orders and stations is visible in real time.
- Planned and actual times are compared, which shows where efficiency is lost.
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Related pages
Full details of the Production Planning module, the Metal sector page and other Metal solutions.
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