When you have assigned marks to lots, you must then release the lots so that they become available to progress the job to the next stage of the job. The next step in the workflow is either to process the marks and mark items through Nesting and Ordering, or go straight to Generate Work Orders. The order in which you carry out these operations is described in the scenarios below:
§ Nest the mark
items, then generate work orders:
In this case, all of the mark items in the released lots are available
for nesting. This scenario applies when material needs to be ordered for
the production process, material quotation is required from suppliers
before ordering, or nesting will be needed to minimises material wastage
during production.
§ Generate work orders, then nest the mark items:
In this case, work orders are generated for mark items from the released
lots. This means that when you carry out nesting and ordering, the mark
items that are available are limited to those for a particular workstation.
This order maximises the efficiency with which material flows through
your workshop.
See also: