After you enter a work order, you need to monitor it to make sure that you can deliver the finished product as promised. If materials are not available, you can order them from another branch or a vendor. If the vendor you chose is unable to perform the work per your schedule, you can hire a different one. If you have a limited amount of each material needed to process the product, you can add a second process, transfer the unavailable quantities to it, and start the first process with the materials you do have on hand.
When you have a high demand for a value-add product, the system suggests work orders when the supply is dwindling. You can then convert the suggestions to work orders.
The system provides several inquiries to assist you in monitoring the progress of your work orders. You can review inventory levels, determine when more stock is available, track your communications with the vendor and the customer, and track your payments to the vendor, among other things.
You can set up the system to push the G/L post date for any work orders that are in process to the next accounting period. See Posting In-Process Work Orders to the Next Open G/L Period for more information.
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