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.

Production Planning

Replenishment-Based MO Creation

Products with route "Manufacture" and a reordering rule trigger MO creation:

1. Go to Inventory > Master Data > Reordering Rules.
2. Set route = Manufacture.
3. When stock drops below minimum, the replenishment engine creates an MO.

Planned Orders

Go to Manufacturing > Planning > Planned Orders. These are tentative MOs not yet confirmed. Review and confirm them in batch. Useful for medium-term capacity planning.

MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

For advanced planning:

1. Go to Manufacturing > Planning > MRP.
2. Click Run MRP.
3. Quickenerp analyzes:

• Current stock levels.
• Open sales orders.
• Forecasted demand.
• Reordering rules.
• BOM structure (explodes multi-level BOMs).

Production Scheduling

The Gantt view in Manufacturing Orders shows scheduled MOs across work centers. Drag and drop to reschedule. Filter by work center, date, product.