Plan and run an order

A production order is one job: make a target quantity of a product. This is the core loop of the factory, and it works end-to-end without any connected machines — you log output by hand.

Role needed: production planner (to plan/schedule) and production technician (to run).

Order lifecycle

draft → scheduled → running → completed → awaiting QA
                       ↓
                   cancelled

Steps

1. In the sidebar, open Orders.
2. Click New order.
3. Choose the product, enter a target quantity, and set a planned start / end window. Save it — the order starts as a draft.
4. Schedule the order — assign it to a machine or work area and confirm the time window. It moves to scheduled.
5. When work begins, click Start. The order is now running.
6. As parts come off the line, log the quantity completed. On the lite plan you enter this manually as you go (with the IoT add-on, connected machines roll this up automatically).
7. When the target is met, click Complete. The order moves to awaiting QA for sign-off.

Pausing and cancelling

If a run stops, use Pause and pick a reason — that reason feeds the Order Interruptions report so recurring disruptions surface over time. Cancel ends an order that won't be finished.

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