Works Order Processing Whether you are involved in simply configuring products to order or you need to manage the assembly of complex products over long periods of time, Exchequer Enterprise's Works Order Processing (WOP) provides you with the control and traceability you need to help you manage the supply of your products on-time and within budget. WOP is fully integrated with the Enterprise stock control, bill of materials and financial modules. It also integrates with the sales and purchase order processing modules if installed, which provides many more useful features, such as being able to create a works orders directly from a sales order. Should a bill of material contain several other assemblies, the works order wizard gives you the option of automatically generating a chain of works orders for any sub-assemblies that may be required. Selecting the works order option on a sales order displays a works order wizard to guide you through the generation of works orders. Once works orders have been generated, they are listed in the objectdrill window and can be accessed from here or via the works order daybook. Issuing parts to a works order is simple and issue notes can also be printed to go with the goods. Component parts can easily be swapped with alternatives and unders/overs are easily managed. Bar charts at the bottom of each works order show the percentage issued and built. Using the ObjectDrill® feature with this module provides you with an unprecedented view of the status of your assemblies. Whichever method you have used to generate works orders, you can simply select ObjectDrill® whilst viewing any transaction which may relate to a particular works order and it will display a complete tree of all relevant works orders together with their current status. In addition to being able to generate a works order directly from a sales order, you can also generate back-to-back purchase orders for any component shortages from a works order. This unique and totally flexible feature also allows you to effectively allocate the purchase order to the works order, so that when the goods are received, they are automatically issued to that works order before becoming available to other transactions in the system. Here the back-to-back feature is used to create a purchase order for any shortages on the works order. A works issue is generated, which in turn will create a journal for work in progress. Although WOP is designed to provide a high level of control over the issuing of stock and monitoring of work in progress, any companies wishing to bypass these comprehensive stages can easily do so by using a cut-down version of the module, specifically designed for companies who simply require works orders without any additional complexities. Key Benefits Full integration with order processing, stock control, bill of materials and financial modules Integrated with multi-location stock and serial / batch number tracking Create works orders from an interactive list of shortages, from a sales order, or manually for stock Configure-to-order and swap-in/out components Works order explorer provides a visual display of chained works orders Back-to-back purchase order feature, with option to issue goods directly to works order upon receipt Caters for 'free-issue' stock, minimum economic build quantities, unders / overs, back-flushing and variable production yields Optional automatic work in progress management with supporting audit reconciliation reports Tracks ongoing production costs as stock is issued