MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

100 MFG/PRO USER GUIDE — MANUFACTURING
their status changes. As a result, MRP does not recognize any component
demand.
Enter batch work orders manually as needed, or create them automatically
for routable components when changing the order status to Allocated or
Released. Use Multiple WO Status Change (16.8) to change order status
at the appropriate time.
You cannot record inventory transactions or labor feedback against a
batch order.
Exploded
Exploding a work order recalculates the work order bill and freezes the
bill along with the routing. The bill and routing can only be changed
manually—until the order is released.
Note When the explosion takes place, any requirements for phantom
items are not exploded into requirements for their lower-level
components.
You cannot record inventory transactions or labor feedback against work
orders with status Exploded.
Allocated
Allocated orders are extensions of exploded orders and are used for
inventory transactions. You cannot record labor feedback against orders
with status Allocated. Allocated orders differ from exploded orders in the
following ways.
• Inventory allocations are made for all of the required components.
• When the work order bill is created, MFG/PRO explodes through the
requirements for phantoms if needed, using up quantities of phantom
items already in inventory before creating requirements for their
components.
• Work orders are automatically created for components with Pur/Mfg
codes set to Routable in Item Planning Maintenance (1.4.7). These
orders normally have a status of Batch.