Manufacturing

Manufacturing Reporting

Manufacturing Analysis

Go to Manufacturing > Reporting > Manufacturing Analysis. Pivot table with:

• Dimensions: Product, BOM, Work Center, Operation, Vendor (for subcontracting), Date.
• Measures: Quantity Produced, Planned Quantity, Duration (hours), Cost, Scrap Quantity.
• Filters: Order Status, Date Range, Product Category.

Cost Analysis

Open a completed MO → Cost Analysis button. See:

• Raw Material Cost - Sum of all consumed components - cost price.
• Operation Cost - Time spent at each work center - hourly cost.
• Total Cost - Material + Operations.
• Unit Cost - Total Cost / Quantity Produced.

Work Center Performance

Go to Reporting > Work Center Performance. See for each work center:

• Planned hours vs actual hours.
• OEE percentage.
• Load rate (scheduled hours / available hours).
• Number of MOs processed.

Best Practices

• Review work center load weekly to avoid bottlenecks.
• Track scrap percentage per product to identify quality issues.
• Compare actual vs planned costs to improve BOM accuracy.
• Use OEE to identify underperforming work centers.

Subcontracting

Enable in Manufacturing > Configuration > Settings > Subcontracting. Allows outsourcing production to vendors.

Setup

1. Go to Inventory > Configuration > Routes.
2. Enable route "Subcontracting" if not already active.
3. Go to your vendor's contact form, Sales & Purchases tab.
4. Check Subcontractor. Set the Subcontracting Location (where raw materials are sent).
5. On the product form, add the "Subcontracting" route.

Subcontracting Flow

1. When stock reaches reorder point for a subcontracted product, a PO is created.
2. Quickenerp creates a Subcontracting Receipt - raw materials are sent to the vendor.
3. The vendor receives raw materials, produces the product, sends it back.
4. You receive the finished product as a normal receipt.
5. The PO is billed by the vendor.

Resupply Subcontractor

When confirming a subcontracted PO, Quickenerp auto-creates a delivery order to send raw materials to the subcontractor. The quantity of raw materials = BOM component quantity * PO quantity.

Tracking Subcontracted Stock

Raw materials sent to subcontractors are tracked in the Subcontracting Location (a virtual location). When the finished product is received, the raw material stock is consumed from there.

Work Centers

Go to Manufacturing > Master Data > Work Centers. A work center is a machine, workstation, or production line.

Work Center Fields

Routings

Go to Manufacturing > Master Data > Routings. A routing defines the sequence of operations.

1. Click Create.
2. Reference - Routing name.
3. Add Operations:

• Sequence (1, 2, 3...) - Execution order.
• Work Center - Where this operation is performed.
• Duration - Time per unit.
• Duration Type - Fixed (regardless of quantity) or Per Unit.
• Start/Next Operation - For parallel or divergent flows.
• Default - If "Quantity" is set, it defaults as next operation.

Work Center Load View

Go to Reporting > Work Center Performance. See the scheduled vs actual load. Identify bottlenecks. Color-coded: green (under 80% load), yellow (80-100%), red (overloaded).