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Manufacturing & Production

Bill of materials, work orders, and material requirements planning. Not yet covered in the printed User Manual.

Topics in this section

  • Bill of Materials
  • Work Orders
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Production Costing

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Creating a Bill of Materials

  1. Go to Manufacturing › Bill of Materials and click Create BOM.
  2. Select the Product to Manufacture and the BOM Type (Manufacturing BOM for regular production, Phantom for virtual assemblies).
  3. Enter the Output Quantity and Output Unit.
  4. Set Lead Time (Days) and Expected Scrap (%).
  5. Set the Effective Date and, optionally, Manufacturing Notes for the production team.
  6. Under Components, click Add Component for each raw material or part: pick the Component, Quantity, and UOM — Unit Cost and Total fill in automatically.
  7. Check the Cost Summary panel (Material Cost, Scrap Cost, Total Cost), then click Create BOM.
Solafide Create New BOM form with basic information, cost summary, and components table

Creating a Work Order

Manufacturing › Production Orders

Solafide Work Orders list screen with WO#, Item, BOM, Qty, Status, and Scheduled Start columns
  1. Go to Manufacturing › Work Orders and click New work order.
  2. Select the Item to Produce and an approved BOM for it.
  3. Choose the Work Order Type (e.g. Standard Production) and set a Priority.
  4. Enter the Quantity Ordered.
  5. Set the Scheduled Start Date and Scheduled End Date.
  6. Choose a Production Warehouse and add Production Notes if needed.
  7. Click Create. The order then appears in the Work Orders list with its status and scheduled start.
Solafide Create Work Order form with item, BOM, quantity, and scheduling fields

Manufacturing Module Overview

Manufacturing hub

The manufacturing add-on covers the production cycle from product design to costed output, with dedicated tabs for BOMs, ECOs, Work Orders, and MRP.

Solafide Bill of Materials Management list screen with stats and search
  • Bill of Materials (BOM) — define the components and quantities that make up a finished product, with revision history via ECOs.
  • Work Orders — plan and track a production run from release to completion.
  • MRP & Costing — calculate material requirements against demand and roll up production costs.