The customer order Workflow for complete production

308 Invoices are generated automatically in the Draft state by Open ERP. You can modify invoices before approving them finally. Figure 21.16: List of invoices generated by the system based on deliveries Once you have reviewed the different invoices that were generated, you can confirm them one by one or all at once by using the available actions. Then print the invoices using the multiple print option and send them to your customers by post.

21.5.6 Traceability

Now suppose that the customer phones you to tell you about a production fault in a delivered product. You can consult the traceability through the whole manufacturing chain using the serial number indicated on the product MB1. To look through the detailed history, use the menu Warehouse → Traceability → Production Lots. Find the product corresponding to the product or lot number. Once it is been found you can use traceability as described in the section Management of Lots and Traceability in the Your Warehouse chapter.

21.6 Production order in detail

To open a Production Order, use the menu Manufacturing → Manufacturing → Manufacturing Orders and click on New button. You get a blank form for entering a new production order as shown in the figure New production order . 309 Figure 21.17: New production order The production order follows the process given by the figure Process for handling a production order . Figure 21.18: Process for handling a production order The Scheduled date , Product Qty and Reference, are automatically completed when the form is first opened. Enter the product that you want to produce, and the quantity required. The Product UOM by default is completed automatically by Open ERP when the product is first selected. You then have to set two locations: The location from which the required raw materials should be found, and The location for depositing the finished products. For simplicity, put the Stock location in both places. The field Bill of Materials will automatically be completed by Open ERP when you select the product. You can then overwrite it with another BoM to specify something else to use for this specific manufacture then Click the button Compute Data. The tabs Scheduled Products and Work Orders are also completed automatically when you click Compute Data. You will find the raw materials there that are required for the production and the operations needed by the assembly staff. If you want to start production, click the button Confirm Production, and Open ERP then automatically completes the Products to Consume field in the Consumed Products tab and Products to Finish field in Finished Products tab. The information in the Consumed Products tab can be changed if: • you want to enter a serial number for raw materials, • you want to change the quantities consumed lost during production. For traceability you can set lot numbers on the raw materials used, or on the finished products. Note the Production Lot and Pack numbers. Once the order is confirmed, you should force the reservation of materials using the Force Reservation button. This means that you do not have to wait for the scheduler to assign and reserve the raw materials from your stock for this production run. This shortcuts the procurement process.