A Work Order is a list of processes and timings that is used to process a contract, contract mark, mark item, non-steel item, or service.
§ Contract
This type of Work Order allows
you to create Contracts that can
be billed as cost plus jobs (for example, for time and materials).
§ Contract mark
This type of Work Order lists the
processes that are required to assemble a mark, for example, fabrication,
treatment, loading, and erection.
§ Contract mark item
This type of Work Order lists the
processes that are required to fabricate a mark item. The work order is
usually given to the machine operators
for cutting and drilling operations, for example.
§ Non-steel item
This type of Work
Order lists the processes that are required to make non-contract
items for stock. These are usually sold from Inventory.
A non-steel item Work Order is
typically used in a bill of materials scenario.
§ Service/ Non-productive
This type of Work Order is used
to book times and work for extra activities such as maintenance, supervision,
and employee activities.
The different types of Work Order are created using different tools within STRUMIS:
§ Use the Generate Contract Work
Order Wizard (accessed through the Generate
Contract Work Order form) to create contract mark and contract
mark item work orders. The wizard uses Production
Templates and, optionally, CAM
data, to find the most efficient fabrication route through the
workshop.
You can also use the Production Work Order
form to create these work order types and to edit work orders that were
created by the wizard.
§ Use the Production Work Order form to create contract, non-steel item, and service/non-productive work orders.
When you create a Work Order, it is automatically issued to Production Control.
Access
To access work orders, click the Generate Contract Work Orders button on the Contract Ribbon. Alternatively, from the sidebar menu, go to Production > Work Order or Production > Generate Contract Work Order.