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Production Planning for Manufacturing
In manufacturing, recipe-routing discipline, capacity planning and real-time shop-floor data require functions to see the whole chain transparently from plan to actual. 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.
Manufacturing context
Why Production Planning works differently in Manufacturing
In Manufacturing, manufacturing operations center on sector-specific concepts such as recipe and routing, MRP, production planning. In manufacturing, recipe-routing discipline, capacity planning and real-time shop-floor data require functions to see the whole chain transparently from plan to actual.
Qera ERP's Production Planning module is set up around how the manufacturing sector works: Schedules jobs to capacity by recipe and routing to reduce bottlenecks and delays.
- When material requirements aren't calculated at the right time, the production line stalls on material shortages.
- Idle stock drives up storage cost, while shortages put delivery commitments at risk.
- Calculating true product cost together with recipe, operation and scrap items is hard.
Capabilities
How Qera Production Planning works in Manufacturing
The core capabilities of the Production Planning module, described for the work order, recipe and routing needs of the manufacturing 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 Manufacturing business
What you see in manufacturing 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 Manufacturing sector page and other Manufacturing solutions.
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