The status of assembly work orders can be,
- Planned – No components are committed regardless of commit option settings.
- Released – No transaction has posted, and no activities have been recorded. Components can be committed based on commit option settings.
- In Process – A transaction has been posted.
- Built – The quantity built is equal to the quantity planned.
- Closed
There are two types of assembly work orders,
- Special order work orders track assemblies to be built for a particular sale. The work order can be linked to the originating sale.
- Production work orders track assemblies that need to be built to increase stock and are not intended for a particular sale. Production work orders are not linked to a sales order and have no customer assignment.
Both production and special-order work orders use the same Work Order transaction record in NetSuite.
To enter assembly work order, enable feature Work Orders under Items and Inventory subtab.
Two types of individual work orders:
- Custom Work Order: A custom work order is created on a case-by-case basis to address specific, unique tasks or projects. It is tailored to the specific requirements of a particular job.
- Standard Work Order: A standard work order is a predefined, templated document that outlines common or routine tasks. It is created in advance and can be reused for similar types of work.
To enter individual work order, go to Transactions > Manufacturing > Enter Work Orders.
Some work orders in the queue are not intended for a particular sale. Production work orders are generated when the back ordered quantity of an assembly reaches its assigned build point. After the build point is reached, a work order is added in the Mass Create Work Orders queue.
To enter mass work order, go to Transactions > Manufacturing > Mass Create Work Orders.
Work orders that are scheduled and created in advance based on anticipated demand, production schedules, or other planning criteria.
Planned work orders can be either Open or Firmed.
- Open – Open planned work orders are deleted before supply planning runs.
- Firmed – Firmed planned work orders are not deleted before supply planning runs.
To manually enter planned work orders: go to Transactions > Manufacturing > Enter Work Orders. In the Status field, select Planned.
To set preferences for Automatically Generating Planned Work Orders, go to Setup > Manufacturing > Manufacturing Preferences.
Marking Work Orders Firmed or Released go to Setup > Manufacturing > Mark Work Orders Firmed or Setup > Manufacturing >Mark Work Orders Released.