Overview of Standard Work Orders

Standard work orders are used as a means to initiate regular production. It is a type of work order and always has a work definition. When a user creates a standard work order, the automatic pre-selection logic is used to derive the work definition name and version based on the item, and the date specified on the work order. You can create standard work orders in both discrete and process manufacturing based on the work method.

A standard work order is created quickly with minimal header details. On saving the work order record, the application automatically does the following:

• For the specified work definition, the work definition explosion logic is used to determine the work order material and resource requirements for all the operations.

• Using the scheduling logic, the work order, operation, material and resource dates are determined.

If the plant parameter is enabled for process manufacturing, you can optionally set the default work method to process manufacturing. There are two ways to create a standard process work order, based on the Process Name or Primary Output.