Record Operations on Work Orders

When you complete an operation on your manufacturing floor, you record it in Kenandy. All work orders have at least one operation, and recording the full quantity for the last operation in a work order is how you complete that work order in Kenandy.

Recording an operation includes:

ClosedWhere Recording Operations Fits in Kenandy

After you've released a work order, managed and adjusted materials and operations if needed, allocated and kitted components, it's time to start recording operations for your work order.

All released work orders include at least one operation. If the item specification attached to this work order doesn't have routings, Kenandy generates one operation for the whole work order.

If the item specification has routings, Kenandy generates one operation for each routing. The work order has the same number of operations as there are routings on the item specification.

You can add or delete operation to a work order directly if you need to. To learn more, see Work Order Materials and Operation Tracking.

You must record the full quantity for the last operation in a work order to complete that work order.

ClosedPrerequisites
ClosedRecord an Operation
  1. On the Work Order Detail page, go to the Operations section.
  2. Click Record next to the operation you want to record.
    The Record Operations page is displayed.
  3. In the Complete/Scrap Information section, enter the following information: 
    • Packaging UOM
    • Quantity to Complete
    • Quantity to Scrap
    • Hours
    • Bin (if required)
    • Scrap Bin (if required)

    To learn more about the fields on this page, read Record Operations Field Descriptions.

  4. Click Populate Component Quantities.

    Important:  If you don't click Populate Component Quantities, you must add the quantity for each component you want to issue in the Component Issue and Issue from WIP tabs.

  5. On the Component Issue tab, click Expand All to see all information on all lines.
  6. Make any changes to the backflush components you're recording.
  7. If you're recording byproducts created by this operation, click the Byproduct tab.
  8. Enter information about the byproducts this operation created.
  9. If you used kitted components in this operation, click the Issue from WIP tab.
  10. Click Expand All to see all information on all lines.
  11. Enter information about each kitted item you're recording.
  12. Click Save and Return to save your changes and stay on this page.
    or
    Click Save and New to save your changes and start recording another operation.

Kenandy does the following: 

To learn more about inventory changes and inventory transactions created when you record operations, read the Work Order Accounting section of Work Orders.

What Comes Next

If you've recorded the full quantity for the last operation in the work order, the work order is marked as Complete.

You can close any work order after you've recorded at least one operation against it.

If you've recorded any other operation other than the last one, keep recording operations as they're finished until you reach the last one. The work order is marked In Process until you record the full quantity for the last operation.

ClosedRecord Operations Field Descriptions

The following table lists the fields that Kenandy provides. Your system administrator selects the fields that are displayed on your user interface.

Complete/Scrap Information Field Descriptions
Field Description
Action

Click Populate Component Quantities to automatically enter Quantity to Issue for all the components you used in this operation.

Kenandy populates the Quantity Required for each component into the Quantity to Issue field. This quantity equals the Quantity Required from the item specification times the Order Quantity in the work order header.

Bin

The bin where you store the finished assemblies you're recording in this operation.

You must enter a Bin if the Complete To location is bin-tracked for this work order.

Hours The number of hours spent working on this operation.

Item Attributes

(Lot, Color, etc)

Enter these if they're tracked for this assembly item.

If the Item Attribute includes Date Received, Kenandy populates it with today's date. You can change this date if the actual Date Received isn't today.

Packaging UOM

The UOM you use to keep track of this item in your warehouse.

For example, if you make t-shirts and pack them into cases for storage in your warehouse, enter CS (case) into Packaging UOM for a work order for t-shirts.

Quantity to Complete

The number of assembly items you want to record this operation for.

Quantity to Scrap The number of assembly items you want to scrap while recording this operation.
Scrap Bin You must enter a Scrap Bin, if Scrap Location for this assembly is bin-tracked and you're scrapping at least one assembly.
Component Issue Field Descriptions
Field Description
Action If you serial-track this component, click Serials to enter the serial numbers for this component that you're recording for this work order.
Bin

The bin where this component is stored (where you pick this component from).

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Consigned Owner

If this field is populated, this component has a consigned owner. That is, your supplier owned this component but after it's used in a work order its ownership transfers to you unless it's rental inventory.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Custom item attributes, such as color, size, shape

Item attributes you can use to identify the component you're issuing to this work order.

If these fields are blank, they aren't tracked for this component.

Date Received

The date you received this component if you purchased it.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Expiration Date

The date this component expires and you can't use it in work orders.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Item

A backflush component item you need to record for this operation of this work order.

Click the Item name to see its item record.

Location

The Location in your facility where this component is stored (where you pick it from when it's time to use it).

The Location comes from the Item record for this component.

Lot Number

The lot number of this component, if this component is tracked by lot.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Material Tracking

The Material Tracking record number for this component.

This number is automatically generated when you release a work order and material tracking records are generated for each component.

Packaging UOM 

The UOM you use to keep track of this item in your warehouse.

Quantity Allocated

The number of this component that you've allocated to this work order.

This value comes from the Allocate page you access from Work Order Detail.

Quantity Available

The amount of this component that is available to issue.

The Quantity Available equals the quantity of this component you have on hand minus the quantity of this component allocated for other uses.

If you allocated this component to this work order, only the quantity you allocated shows as Quantity Available.

Quantity Completed Valid only for Byproducts.
Quantity Issued

The amount of this component that's been issued to this work order.

The Quantity Issued changes when you enter a quantity in the Quantity to Issue field and save this operation record.

Quantity Required

The number of this component needed to complete this work order.

The Quantity Required equals the number of components required by the item specification times the Order Quantity specified in the work order.

Quantity Scrapped

The number of this component that you've recorded as scrapped by or in this work order.

Quantity Short

The number of this component that needs to be issued to complete this work order.

The Quantity Short is equal to the Quantity Required minus the Quantity Issued.

Quantity to Issue

The amount of this component you want to issue.

Click Populate Component Quantities to auto-populate the Quantity Required for the work order into this field.

Or you can enter a value into this field by hand.

Kenandy enters the Quantity to Issue into the Component Issue and Issue from WIP inventory transactions it generates when you save this record.

Quantity to Scrap

The amount of this component you want to record as scrap.

The component is moved from Stock to the MRB (Scrap) location on the work order.

This creates an inventory transaction of type Work Order Component Scrap.

Quantity Used

The number of this component that you've recorded as used by an operation.

Backflush components are automatically recorded as used when you issue them. [See Material Tracking topic for a better description of this]
Rental

Tells you whether or not this component is flagged as rental inventory—that is, this component can only be rented, not sold.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Used

Tells you whether or not this component is used.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Byproduct Field Descriptions
Field Description
Action If you serial-track this byproduct, click Serials to enter the serial numbers for this byproduct that you're recording for this work order.
Bin

The bin where this byproduct is stored.

Custom item attributes, such as color, size, shape

Item attributes you can use to identify the byproduct you're recording.

If these fields are blank, they're not tracked for this byproduct.

Date Received

The date you received this byproduct if you purchased it.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Description

A brief description of this byproduct.

Expiration Date

The date this byproduct expires and you can't use it in work orders.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Item

A byproduct created by this operation.

This Item comes from the Item specification, where it is listed as a Component of type Byproduct.

Location

Enter the Location in your facility where you store this byproduct after you've manufactured it.

The Location is mandatory.

Lot Number

The lot number of this byproduct, if this byproduct is tracked by lot.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Material Tracking

The Material Tracking record number for this component.

This number is automatically generated when you release a work order and material tracking records are generated for each component.

Quantity Enter the amount of byproduct you created in this operation.
Rental

Tells you whether or not this byproduct is rental inventory.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Stocking UOM

The UOM (unit of measure) of the byproduct you're recording.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Used

Tells you whether or not this byproduct is used.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this byproduct.

Issue from WIP Field Descriptions
Field Description
Action If you serial-track this component, click Serials to enter the serial numbers for this component that you're recording for this work order.
Bin

The bin where this component is stored (where you pick this component from).

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Consigned Owner

If this field is populated, this component has a consigned owner. That is, your supplier owned this component but after it's used in a work order its ownership transfers to you unless it's rental inventory.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Custom item attributes, such as color, size, shape

Item attributes you can use to identify the component you're issuing to this work order.

If these fields are blank, they're not tracked for this component.

Date Received

The date you received this component if you purchased it.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Expiration Date

The date this component expires and you can't use it in work orders.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Item

A kit component item you need to record for this operation of this work order.

Click the Item name to see its item record.

Location

The Location in your facility where this component is stored (where you pick it from when it's time to use it).

The Location comes from the Item record for this component.

Lot Number

The lot number of this component, if this component is tracked by lot.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Material Tracking

The Material Tracking record number for this component.

This number is automatically generated when you release a work order and material tracking records are generated for each component.

Packaging UOM 

The UOM you use to keep track of this item in your warehouse.

Quantity Allocated

The number of this component that you've allocated to this work order.

This value comes from the Allocate page for this work order.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Quantity Available

The amount of this component that is available to issue from WIP.

The Quantity Available comes from the Kit page—it is the amount of this component you've kitted for this work order.

Quantity Completed Only valid for Byproducts.
Quantity Issued

The amount of this component that's been issued to this work order.

This value comes from the Kit page, and changes when you kit this component to the work order.

Quantity Required

The amount of this component needed to complete this work order.

The Quantity Required equals the number of components required by the item specification times the Order Quantity in the work order.

Quantity Scrapped

The number of this component that you've recorded as scrapped by or in this work order.

The Quantity Scrapped comes from the Dekit/Scrap page.

Quantity Short

The number of this component that needs to be issued to complete this work order.

The Quantity Short is equal to the Quantity Required minus Quantity Issued.

Quantity to Issue

The amount of this component you want to issue from WIP.

Click Populate Component Quantities to auto-populate the Quantity Required for the work order into this field.

Or you can enter a value into this field by hand.

Kenandy enters the Quantity to Issue into the Issue Component and Issue from WIP inventory transactions it generates when you save this record. [check IT names, probably wrong here]
Quantity Used

The number of this component that you've already recorded as issued from WIP.

Rental

Tells you whether or not this component is rental inventory.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

Used

Tells you whether or not this component is used.

If this field is blank, it's not tracked for this component.

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Version: Spring 2017