| # Production Order Work-in-Process (ticst0551m000) Use this session to display the work in process (WIP) for production orders. To start this session, start the Display Work-in-Process (ticst0550m000) session and set the Aggregation Level field to By Production Order. Then, click Continue. Related topics Analyze work in process (WIP) Production Order An order to produce a specified quantity of an item on a specified delivery date. Item The end result of a production order. A main item is either be changed to an end item (for delivery to a warehouse), or delivered directly to the customer in bulk. Calculation Office A work center that determines the enterprise unit for a project or production order and that has an administrative function. For production orders, operations can be carried out in the calculation office, because the calculation office can act as a regular work center. Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Order Status The status assigned to a production order, which indicates how far a production order has been processed. For example, Planned, Documents Printed, or Released. Shop Floor Planner The person responsible for printing, (re)scheduling and releasing production orders and managing workloads. Currency A generally accepted medium of exchange such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes. The following currency types are available in LN: Home currency, which is used internally by companies to calculate costs, record budgets, and register tax amounts Transaction currency, which is used in transactions with business partners, such as orders and invoices Incoming WIP Value The value of the WIP transactions related to unfinished items, materials, and spent hours put into the production order. Results The financial results of, for example, a project or a production order. The results are reported in terms of variances. A variance is the difference between the expected (budgeted or planned) value and the actual value. You can distinguish between price variances, efficiency variances, and additional calculation-office variances. Outgoing WIP Value The value of the WIP transactions related to completed items transferred to inventory. WIP Amount The value of the work in process. Details by Amount Type Starts the Production Order Work-in-Process by AmountType (ticst0552m000) session for the selected record. Details by Cost Component Starts the Production Order Work-in-Process by Cost Component (ticst0553m000) session for the selected record. |