--- title: "Production Definitions" description: "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…" url: "https://support.wheelhousemfg.com/article/eizjem9gst-production-definitions-general" category: "Production Routing and Tracking" updated_at: "2024-07-29T15:23:48Z" --- # 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](/article/35kekqcr1m-viewing-adding-resolving-issues).