Manage the simple production line schedule

Simple Factory Wizard  •  Article  •  6/12/2024  • 

You can view the details of the production orders on the Simple Prod. Line Schedule View page, opened via the Simple Factory Schedule View page. For more information, see View the simple factory schedule. Additionally, you can manage the production sequence, change a production order to a different production line, and split a production order.

The following procedure outlines how to manage the production line schedule.

  1. Select the relevant production order on the Simple Factory Schedule View page, and then on the action bar, select Prod. Line View.
    The Simple Prod. Line Schedule View page opens.

  2. You can view details of the production order details in the following fields:

    FieldDescription
    Operational StatusSpecifies the status of the production order process.
    Production Order No.Specifies the number of the production order.
    StatusSpecifies the status of the item at the production process level.
    Source No.Specifies the item number.
    DescriptionSpecifies the description of the item.
    QuantitySpecifies the quantity of items in the production order.
    Prod. Priority CodeSpecifies the code representing the production priority.
    Sequence No.Specifies the sequence number of the production order.
    Starting Date/TimeSpecifies the planned start date and time of the production order.
    Ending Date/TimeSpecifies the planned end date and time of the production order.
    Planned Run Time (mins.)Specifies the planned run time of the production order in minutes value.

  3. On the Prod. Order Components FastTab, you can view details of the production order components in the following fields.

    FieldDescription
    Prod. Order Line No.Specifies the number of the production order line.
    Item No.Specifies the item number.
    Item DescriptionSpecifies the description of the item.
    Component Item No.Specifies the number of the component item.
    Due DateSpecifies the due date of the component item.
    DescriptionSpecifies the description of the component item.
    Quantity PerSpecifies the quantity of components per production order.
    Unit of Measure CodeSpecifies the code representing the Unit of Measure applied to the component item.
    Flushing MethodSpecifies the flushing method for the component item.
    Expected QuantitySpecifies the expected quantity of the component item.
    Remaining QuantitySpecifies the remaining quantity of the component item.
    Bin CodeSpecifies the code representing the bin associated with the component item.
    Substitution AvailableSpecifies whether there is a substitution available for the component item.

  4. On the action bar, select the following actions to change the production sequence as required.

    ActionDescription
    Move UpMove the selected production order line up in the sort order.
    Move DownMove the selected production order line down in the sort order.

  5. On the action bar, select Change Line to move the production order(s) to another production line.
    The system reschedules the production orders and updates the sequence number accordingly.
    > [!Note]
    > This action does not support partially posted production orders.

  6. On the action bar, select the Split Order to split the selected production order based on quantity. For more information, see Split the production order.

  7. On the action bar, select Simple Factory Scheduler to run the simple factory scheduler. For more information, see Run the simple factory scheduler.
    > [!Note]
    > We recommend not using the sorting filter on the Prod. Order No. and Sequence No. fields before running the scheduler.

  8. On the action bar, select the Production Order to open the production order related to the selected line.