Road Map: Labor Entry

Use the Labor Entry (LLE) program to enter hours worked on a manufacturing order, enter an unattended operation or indirect labor, and record sick, vacation, and holiday time. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs:

  1. Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) to enter a manufacturing order and optionally obligate and pick components.

    OR

    Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to create a requisition and release a manufacturing order.

    OR

    Consolidate Manufacturing Requisitions (MOCR) to release multiple manufacturing requisitions to create a single manufacturing order.

    OR

    Planned Order Maintenance (MOP) to enter planned orders, and then Order Release Preparation (MPR) and Order Release Selection (MRR) to release the orders.

    OR

    Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter a sales order and generate a manufacturing order for:

    • A make-to-order item (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program that matches the Item code for immediate supply option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Inventory Control Options))

    • A subassembly (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program for the item and its components matches the Subassembly release type option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options)

    • A configured product that requires assembly

    • An item you make is not in inventory, the order entry operator clicks Manufacture in manual obligation mode, and the Disable mfg order firewall? option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options) is selected

  1. Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) to obligate and pick all required components or sets of components.

OR

Material Usage Maintenance (MUA) to obligate and pick selected components and close a component short.

OR

Picking Confirmation (MPK) or Secured Picking (SMPK) to pick all required components, sets of components, or selected components.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • To use the Labor Entry program, you must select L Actual hours (labor entry) for L=Labor entry or W=WIP movement in System Options Maintenance: Manufacturing Options. You should also set these manufacturing system options:

    • Backflush components by operation seq?

    • Backflush comps not attached to oper?

    • Use only inventory in backflush loc

    • Select ctrl no for oper seq backflush?

    • Email for mfg order notification

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Labor Options) to set these options for your enterprise: Enter percentage completed?, Display pay rate at entry time?, and Use routing dept in labor entry? and these options for your manufacturing branch: Labor overtime rate 1 and Labor overtime rate 2.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Purchasing Options) to set the Material review board active? option.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • Employee Maintenance (LSA) to set up employee records.

  • (Optional) Labor Codes Maintenance (TLC) to set up user-defined labor codes.

  • Indirect Labor Codes Maintenance (TLI) to set up codes that you can select to categorize and post indirect labor.

  • Rejection Codes Maintenance (TMRB) to set up codes that explain the rejection reason.

  • Rate Exception Maintenance (LRM) to set up codes for the Addl rate code field.

  • Routing Maintenance (RTM) to enter operation sequences for a parent item.

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  1. Labor Distribution Preview Report (LLR) to print a report of hours worked, good pieces, and scrapped pieces.

  2. Labor Entry Register (LPR) to Labor Entry Register (LPR) to print a list of labor entries, to update history for holiday, indirect, sick, and vacation hours, and to update the general ledger if you have labor interfaced to the GL.

You may also run these programs:

  • Daily Production Report (LPD) to print a report of direct labor hours, standard hours, efficiency percent, and scrap percent for production dates.

  • Weekly Production Report (LPW) to print a report of direct labor hours, standard hours, efficiency percent, and scrap percent for weekly, month-to-date, and year-to-date production.

  • WIP Order Inquiry (WIQ) to display work in process information for a released manufacturing order.

  • Material Scrap History Inquiry (MSHQ) program to display a summary of the scrap history for an item.

  • Material Scrap Detail Inquiry (MSDQ) program to display scrapped material detail.