8 Crucial Functionalities of Production Management Module in ERP

1. 8 Crucial Functionalities of Production Management Module in ERP

2. Introduction Production management capabilities in ERP systems enable organizations to gain real-time visibility into every step of the production process. With ERP, plant floor workers can update job status on their workstations. Also, shop floor managers can issue change orders and create Bill of Materials from anywhere. They can have a look at the screen to check how the plant floor is performing and what are the schedules and capacity.  Let us read about these production management functionalities: 

3. 1. Bill of Materials Bill of Materials (BOM) is a structured, comprehensive list of raw materials, components and parts required to manufacture the products. A well-defined BOM helps manufacturers estimate purchase cost, track and plan material requirements, plan purchase of raw materials, maintain accurate records and gain inventory control. A BOM serves as the basic step for the production planning system.

4. 2. Work Centers Work center functionality in Production Management module helps managers monitor work performance, status of jobs, machines and workers where the production operations are performed. From routing operations to plant maintenance and project systems, Work Center allows manufacturers to ensure high quality products and services.

5. 3. Production Move Orders This functionality allows production managers to automate the request to move materials from one location to an on-site location, track the location, and use on-site inventory for ease and efficiency. Managers can issue change orders, move orders without leaving their office. Whether you are traveling or on a business tour, make sure to be productive while managing multiple tasks. Because there’s a different screen for every operation.

6. 4. Routing Routing can be defined as the process of deciding the sequence of operations and the path or route of the work. It manages the quantity and quality of work that needs to be used for the production process. In other words, the Routing screen shows you the flow of production that needs to be achieved. This functionality manages the purchase of subcontracted raw materials, including quality checks.

7. 5. Resources/ Labors Man, material and machines are the three crucial resources that need to be handled meticulously. Production module in ERP software ensure tracking, managing and reporting of these resources and track direct and indirect costs related to them. Enterprise Resource Planning software reduces production costs and increases throughputs.

8. 6. Tooling When you don’t manage the monitoring of machines, there are possible chances of machine downtime and breakdown. And this may create a hindrance in the production process, which can delay order delivery. Tooling functionality in the Production Management module ensures maximized output capacity and prevents out-of-spec production runs.

9. 7. Engineering Change Order Engineering Change Order within a system provides a centralized system for controlling the changes done in Bill of Materials, item revisions and more. User can use alternate BOMs to create Engineering Change Order and update changes to documents and specifications.

10. 8. Revision/sequence/in-out control  To develop innovative products, and squeeze more profit from every order, every manufacturer should ensure that every document should be updated with the correct product orders. Production Management module accelerates revisions to BOMs or creates alternate BOMs to ensure that the updated documents are associated with the correct production orders.

11. Conclusion Production Management system integrated in ERP software enables organizations to perform daily tasks and record data in real-time. A single system allows you to share production progress with the entire organization. From generating sales orders to executing, scheduling and routing, and order fulfillment, shop floor ERP is end-to-end manufacturing software designed to run your business seamlessly.  Feel free to contactus.