Configuring Work Order Completion Settings

Work order completion settings let you adjust how the Advanced Manufacturing SuiteApp interprets shop floor data when creating manufacturing transactions.

Advanced Manufacturing can automate transactions for both work order issuance (auto-issue) and work order completions (auto-complete).

To configure auto-issue and auto-completions for a location:

Go to Advanced Manufacturing > Administration/Setup > Location Setup.
Beside the location you are working in, click Edit.
Click the Work Order Completions subtab.
1. To use work completion settings for assembly items, check the Allow Assembly Override box.
2. To initiate work order completions when data is entered for the routing’s last operation, check the Process Only Last Operation box.
  
  All intermediate operations will be completed and automatically issued one time for all operations following conventional backflush standards.
3. In the Issuance Timing field, select one of the following options:
  - Issue Before Completion – Run the material transaction before the completion transaction. Material costs are moved to WIP accounts and accumulated into the assembly cost.
    
    No costs will remain in the WIP account when the work order is closed.
    
    Be careful when staging automatically issued materials. Problems will delay the order assembly generation process.
  - Issue After Completion – Run the completion transaction after the material issue transaction.
    
    This ensures that automatically issued assembly items are created regardless of whether errors are encountered. If costs remain in the WIP account they must be handled during WO close.
    
    Issuance timing helps organizations avoid delays in assembly item inventory availability. This ensures that automatically issued materials are properly staged.
  Skip Component is the only Controlled BOM Issuance option.
4. In the Uncontrolled BOM Issuance field, select one of the following options:
  - Do Not Issue – Do not backflush material.
  - Issue Standard Qty – Backflush the full quantity and ignore component period settings.
  - Issue Yield Adjusted Qty – Issue the yield adjusted BOM quantity.
  Using backflush means that the components consumed for production are accounted for at the time of confirmation. Component consumption is based on the proportion designated on the original work order and the build quantity.
  
  For example, Wolfe Manufacturing assembles a mountain bike. Components such as wheels are consumed and issued to the production order automatically by backflushing the system.
5. To determine which bins will be used for material issuance transactions, select one of the following options in the Bin Lookup Method field:
  - Location Bins – Use one bin at the material issued location and one bin at the completion location.
  - Work Center Bins – Use staging bins near the work center.
6. If you selected Location Bins as your bin lookup method, in the Issue From Bin list, select a bin to stage material.
  
  In the Complete to Bin list, select a bin to receive production materials.
7. To automatically examine each component's issue step and auto-issue setting, check the Explicit Auto Issue box.
  
  Clear this box to examine the issue step to determine which components to issue.
To track scrap, select Scrap Records from the Scrap Source list.
1. To choose whether components should be issued when an operation reports scrap, select a Scrap Issuance option:
  - Do Not Issue for Scrap – Do not issue BOM materials for reported scrap.
  - Issue for Scrap – Issue BOM raw material quantities for reported scrap and post the materials costs against the work order.
2. In the Scrap Handling field, select one of the following methods:
  - Do Not Post – Only record scrap for continuous improvement initiatives.
  - Post As Scrap – Record scrap in the NetSuite completion transaction.
  - Post As Built and Move – Record scrap as built in the NetSuite completion transaction and then move the assembly to the designated scrap bin.
3. If you selected Post as Built and Move as your scrap handling method, select a Location Scrap Bin. This is where scrapped assemblies will be stored.
Select a Labor Resource Method from the list:
- Default – Use the NetSuite routing resource count.
- Override – Specify a resource count.
1. If you selected Override as your labor resource method, enter a Labor Resource Override amount. This number must be less than the NetSuite labor value.
  
  The NetSuite labor value is set to the work order definition which can then be seen on any routing that uses that work center. It also appears on the WO completion transaction, where the value can be changed.
2. To determine how Advanced Manufacturing reports work order completion labor setup time, select a Labor Setup Method:
  - Default – Use NetSuite routing setup time and standard cost.
  - Override – Specify a fixed setup time associated with labor activities and costs.
  - Use Downtime Records – Track time against the selected labor setup downtime category.
  - Use Labor Records – Track time against the selected labor setup labor code category.
3. If you selected Override as your labor setup method, enter a Labor Setup Override (mins) time.
  
  For example, to set the labour setup override time to five minutes, enter 5.
4. If you selected Use Downtime Records as your labor setup method, select a Labor Setup Downtime Category from the list.
5. If you selected Use Labor Records as your labor setup method, select a Labor Setup Labor Code from the list.
6. Select a Labor Run Method:
  - Default – Use NetSuite routing setup time and standard cost.
  - Override – Specify a fixed setup time associated with labor activities and costs.
  - Use Result Records – Use production time (start and stop) to record labor against the work order.
  - Use Labor Records – Record actual hours against the work order.
7. If you selected Override as your labor run method, enter a Labor Run Override time.
  
  For example, to set the labour run override time to five minutes, enter 5.
Select a Machine Resource Method from the list:
- Default – Use the NetSuite routing machine count.
- Override – Specify a resource count associated with machine activities and costs.
1. If you selected Override as your machine resource method, enter a Machine Resource Override. This number must be less than the NetSuite machine value.
2. To determine how Advanced Manufacturing reports machine setup time during work order completions, select a Machine Setup Method.
  - Default – Use NetSuite routing setup time and standard cost.
  - Override – Specify a fixed setup time associated with machine activities and costs.
  - Use Downtime Records – Track time against the selected Machine Setup Downtime category.
  - Use Labor Records – Track time against the selected Machine Setup Labor Code category.
3. If you selected Override as your machine setup method, enter a Machine Setup Override (mins) time.
  
  For example, to set the machine setup override time to five minutes, enter 5.
4. If you selected Use Downtime Records as your machine setup method, select a Machine Setup Downtime Category from the list.
  
  All time associated with the a WO operation downtime category will be totaled and entered on the completion as the machine setup time.
5. If you selected Use Labor Records as your machine setup method, select a Labor Setup Labor Code from the list.
  
  All time associated with the selected WO operation labor code will be totaled and entered on the completion as the machine setup time.
6. Select a Machine Run Method.
  - Default – Use NetSuite routing setup time and standard cost.
  - Override – Specify a fixed run time.
  - User Result Records – Use production time (start and stop) against the work order to record labor.
    
    The duration on all WO operation result records will be totaled to determine the total machine run time entered on the completion.
7. If you selected Override as your machine run method, enter a Machine Run Override (mins) time.
  
  For example, to set the machine run override time to five minutes, enter 5.
Click Save.

To configure auto-issue and auto-completions for a location:

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