Display Work in Process for Work Centers

Use the Work Center Operations (WCO) program to display work in process for work centers and enter good and scrap pieces. See Road Map for work flow.

Click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select a work center and machine number or outside service. Skip step 2.

OR

Enter the work center number; for an outside service enter VENDOR.
Enter the work center's machine number; enter the vendor number for an outside service.

OR

Leave the field blank to display all machines for the selected work center.

The program displays the work center number, machine number (if selected), operation description (or vendor's name if an outside service) and work center queue time.

The program displays these fields:

Field Name	Displays
Activity	The type of operation activity that is still clocked in: D: Direct U: Setup B: Both
Mfg br	The manufacturing branch for this order
Mfg order no	The manufacturing order number
Appr?	The Bill of Material approval status: Y: Approved N: Approval pending blank: No approval required
Parent item no	The parent item number to be produced
% compl	The percent of this operation that is complete
Remaining pcs	The remaining pieces to be completed
Due date	The date this manufacturing order is due
Oper seq	The operation sequence number
First oper	A * in the column indicates that it is first operation sequence associated with the manufacturing order.
Oper cd	The code for the operation performed at this work center
Prev good	The quantity of usable pieces produced for the operation prior to this operation
Hours remaining	The hours remaining to complete this operation: For a regular or unattended operation: (Qty remaining x Hours per piece) + ((Quantity remaining / Standard lot size) x Setup time) For a batch operation: ((Qty remaining x Hours per batch) / Pieces per batch) + ((Qty remaining / Pieces per batch) x Setup time)
St dt sch	Date the operation is scheduled to start
St tm sch	The time the operation is scheduled to start
Shop paper	Y: Shop paper was printed N: Shop paper was not printed
Description	The parent item's description
Tools?	Y: some or all tools need to be issued
Mach no	The machine number
Prty	The management priority
Type	The order type
ECL	The parent item's engineering change level
RRL	The parent item's routing revision level
Order start date	The date the manufacturing order was released

(Optional) Double-click a manufacturing order number or click Movement to enter good and scrap pieces. Press F1 for help topic. Click OK to return to this program.

(Optional) Click Prog opts to review your options. To change them:
1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.
2. Click the Sort tab to set sort order.
3. Click the Selection tab to select specific records.
4. Click the Program tab to set this program specific option:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Display First oper, Prev gd, or All

Optional
1 alphanumeric

Select	To display only
F	Orders that use this work center for the initial operation
P	Orders with good pieces completed on the previous sequence Also displays the initial operation for a work order, providing a display of all possible work that can be performed
A or blank	All orders that are incomplete for this work center

Label code

Optional

Select the label program you want to use when you click Traveler to print a traveler document / move ticket.

Use the Label Program Maintenance (TDLM) program to add a custom program for item labels.

Include completed orders?

Optional

Select if you want to display operation sequences against which the manufacturing order has been received complete.

Due date to use

Optional

Select the due date to use:

Select	To use
M	The manufacturing order due date; i.e., the date the order is due to be completed. It does not include the put-away lead time.
S	The date the order is due in stock; i.e., the manufacturing order due date plus the put-away lead time

Click Save to save these options for future use.
Click OK to apply these options or click Cancel to exit without applying them.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Review your options for this program	Click Prog opts. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries.
Display components for the selected manufacturing order	Click Detail. See Display Components on a Manufacturing Order; for outside service operations, see Display Parts on Order. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the quantity and hours remaining for each operation for the selected manufacturing order	Click WIP status. See Display Work in Process Information. Click OK to return to this program.
Display routing operation details for the selected manufacturing order operation sequence	Click Operations. See Display a Regular or Batch Operation, Display an Unattended Operation, or Display a Purchased Service Operation. Click OK to return to this program.
Display work center information	Click Wrk ctr. See Display Work Centers. Click OK to return to this program.
Display component usage for the selected manufacturing order	Click Component. See Display Component Usage. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the Component Supply-Demand Inquiry for the selected parent item number	Click Sup/Dem. Press F1 for help topic. Click OK to return to this program.
Enter good pieces completed, scrap parent items, and scrap components for an operation	Click Movement. See Enter Good and Scrap Quantities. Click OK to return to this program.
Print the shop paper for the selected line	Click Shop paper. See Print or Reprint Documents.
Change the scheduled start date, start time or the work center/machine where the work is scheduled	Click Adjust oper. See Change a Work Center Operation Start Date and Time.
Displaying total remaining pieces and hours at this work center for all open manufacturing orders	Click Totals. Click Totals again to return to the detail display.
Print the list of open orders for this work center	Click Print. See Print an Inquiry.
Print a document of parts produced for a selected work in process	Click Traveler. The program prompts for the quantity to be printed on the traveler document and uses the Label code program option to print the document. A Report Generator specification for a generic traveler ($TRAVEL) is included with PowerShift; it can be changed as needed.
View an image, PDF file, or web page for the item of a selected line	Click View.
Display documents related to the selected parent item	Click Documents. See Display Related Documents. Click OK to return to this program.
Review tool availability for this work center	Click Tools. See Tool Activity Maintenance. Click OK to return to this program.
Choose a different work center	Click OK.
Exit the program	Click Exit.