Welcome to our user-friendly guide on how to use the Manufacturing Settings feature in Empress. This feature is designed to help you manage and streamline your manufacturing processes. It’s especially beneficial for business users as it provides a comprehensive set of settings related to production, inventory, and capacity planning in a user-friendly interface.
Introduction
The Manufacturing Settings feature is a key component in Empress that allows you to customize various aspects of your manufacturing operations. From defining default warehouses, adjusting overproduction percentages, to setting parameters for capacity planning, this feature enhances your control over manufacturing processes.
Primary Functions and Benefits
Here are some functionalities of the Manufacturing Settings feature:
- Capacity Planning: Schedule your operations effectively by enabling or disabling capacity planning. You can allow overtime and production on holidays, and determine the planning period in advance.
- Default Warehouses for Production: Configure default warehouses for Work In Progress (WIP), Finished Goods (FG), and Scrap items.
- Overproduction Settings: Specify overproduction percentages for sales orders and work orders to manage inventory levels.
- Raw Materials Consumption: Decide whether or not to allow continuous material consumption without immediate production against a work order.
- Job Card Settings: Set rules for job card management, such as allowing excessive material transfer and adding corrective operation costs in finished good valuation.
How to Use Manufacturing Settings
To access Manufacturing Settings, follow these steps:
- In the Empress interface, navigate to the ‘Manufacturing’ module.
- Click on ‘Manufacturing Settings’.
Now, let’s explore how to configure various settings:
- To enable or disable Capacity Planning, check or uncheck the ‘Disable Capacity Planning’ checkbox. If enabled, you can specify the planning period and allow overtime and production on holidays.
- Under the Default Warehouses for Production section, select the preferred warehouses for WIP, FG, and Scrap from the dropdown lists.
- Input the desired overproduction percentages for sales orders and work orders in the Overproduction for Sales and Work Order section.
- In the Raw Materials Consumption section, check the ‘Allow Continuous Material Consumption’ box if you wish to permit material consumption without immediate manufacturing.
- Under Job Card Settings, enable or disable the options as per your requirements.
Remember to save your changes before exiting the settings page.
User Roles and Permissions
The primary user role that interacts with the Manufacturing Settings feature is the ‘Manufacturing Manager’. This role has permissions to create, read, share, and write in this feature, ensuring comprehensive control over manufacturing settings.
Conclusion
The Manufacturing Settings feature in Empress is an invaluable tool for businesses. It not only streamlines your manufacturing processes but also provides flexibility in managing production, inventory, and capacity.
For further assistance, feel free to explore our additional resources or reach out to our support team. Happy Manufacturing with Empress!