Production Process

The production module in SAP Business One supports light manufacturing processes. In this blog we will try and understand the various steps involved in the Production Process. 

• Step 1: -  The first step in the production process is to create a Bill of Material for items that undergo the production process. Bill of Material(BOM) is a list of all raw materials and child items used for creating the parent item. The BOM has a hierarchical arrangement of components, wherein you add all the child items and the relevant raw materials that are required to assemble and produce the finished item. 

• Step 2: -  The second step involves creating a production order. A Production Order helps the user to choose items with pre-existing BOM and compile them into a list, which is then sent to the production department for the production process. The production module in SAP Business One supports both manual and backflush methods of production . The different types of production orders are: - 

• Standard Production Order

• Special Production Order

• Disassembly 

• Step 3: - Once you’ve created a production order, the next logical step is to issue items that are required to fulfil the production order onto the shop floor. This is where Issue for Production window is used. This window allows the user to issue manual items to production orders.  On a side note, backflush components are issued automatically.

•   Step 4: - The final step in the production process is to make use of the Receipt from Production form and report the completion of the product. For standard and special production orders, post the finished product to the inventory. For disassembly production orders, post the components to the inventory.