Operations catalog

An operation is a step performed in a manufacturing process.

For instance, manufacturing a sofa includes the following operations:

  • Cutting wood
  • Building a frame
  • Stuffing
  • Applying the covering

A multioperation make-to-order process includes registering operations in work in progress documents. This ensures accounting for the manufacturing overheads incurred in the operations. These overheads are included in the cost of finished goods.

To manage operations, use the Operations catalog. It is available if the Enable Production subsystem checkbox is selected in Settings > Production.

In the Operations catalog, you can do the following:

Viewing operations

To view operations:

  • Go to Production > Catalogs > Operations.

The Operations list contains the following columns:

  • Description. An operation name or short description.
  • Standard workload. The amount of work planned for an operation. The unit of measure of standard workload is the cost driver assigned to the operation’s cost pool. For instance, the unit of measure can be labor hours.
  • Cost pool. A cost pool that accumulates the operation’s cost.

To quickly find an operation:

  • Sort the Operations list by clicking a column header. To change the sorting order, click the header again.
  • Search the Operations list using the search field above the list.

Registering operations

To register an operation:

  1. Go to Production > Catalogs > Operations.
  2. Click Create.
  3. In the Operation (create) window, enter or select the following:
    Field Description
    Description An operation name or short description.
    Standard workload The amount of work planned for an operation. It is required in work in progress documents for calculating the manufacturing overheads incurred in the operation.

    The unit of measure of standard workload is the cost driver assigned to the operation’s cost pool. For instance, the unit of measure can be labor hours.
  4. Click Save and close.

Editing operations

To edit an operation:

  1. Go to Production > Catalogs > Operations.
  2. Double-click an operation line.
  3. Edit the operation details as described in Registering operations.
  4. Click Save and close.