Production Definitions

This article contains general definitions that are related to Production.

Highlighted/Capitalized Words in a definition refer to another word defined in this article.

Area	A way to group `Work Centers`. Multiple `Areas` make up a `Facility` in a company.
Availability	The times that an `Employee` or piece of `Equipment` is available.
Employee	An individual who works for the company. An `Employee` conducts `Operations` at a `Work Center`.
Equipment	A machine or other asset. May be available at a specific `Work Center`.
Job	A Job corresponds to a single `Sale` and encompasses one or more `Work Orders` related to the `Sale Items`. There is one Job for each `Sale`.
Jobs: Completed Job	A `Job` in which all `Work Orders` are `Completed Work Orders` and which has been converted from an `Open Job` to a `Completed Job`.
Jobs: Open Job	A `Job` that is on the floor that is available to be built with `Open Work Orders`.
Jobs: Planning Job	A `Job` used for planning purposes, but does not need to be built.
Labor Routing	The series of steps (the path) that an item goes through during the production process.
Operation	A process or action that takes place at a `Work Center` and uses a specific amount of time. `Operations` take place at a `Work Center` on a `Work Order`.
Operation Type	A categorization for `Operations`.
Priority Type	The level of urgency on a `Work Order`. A `Priority Type` helps communicate how important something is to the production floor. `Priority Types` enable sorting of `Work Orders` in `Shop Work`.
Quality Issue (Category)	Categorization of `Work Order Issues`. `Work Order Issues` are created in `Shop Work`.
Sale	Something sold to a `Customer`. A `Sale` may be created from a `Quote`. Each Sale has exactly one `Job`. Each `Sale` may have one or more `Sale Items`.
Sale Item	An item on a `Sale`. Each `Sale Item` may have one or more `Work Orders`.
Shop Work	Wheelhouse area for production `Employees` to view `Work Orders` and start/stop work.
Work Center	The location at which work takes place. `Employees` carry out `Operations` on a `Work Order` at a `Work Center`. Multiple Operations make take place at one Work Center. Areas typically contain multiple `Work Centers`.
Work Order	A definition of work that needs to be completed. Each `Sale Item` may have one or more `Work Orders`. All `Work Orders` for a `Sale` are grouped under a `Job`.
Work Orders: Completed Work Order	A `Work Order` on which all work is done.
Work Orders: Open Work Order	A Work Order on which all work has not been finished.
Work Orders: Partial Work Order	A special type of `Open Work Order` that was split off of another `Open Work Order`.
Work Orders: Rework Order	A special type of `Open Work Order` for something that needs to be reworked/repaired.
Work Orders: Work Order Issue	A list of issues that have been attached to a `Work Order`. See Viewing/Adding/Resolving Work Order Issues.

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