6.1. Work Order

6.1.1. Create New Work Order
6.1.2. Explode Work Order
6.1.3. Implode Work Order
6.1.4. Release Work Orders by Planner Code
6.1.5. Close Work Order
6.1.6. Reprioritize Work Order
6.1.7. Reschedule Work Order
6.1.8. Change Work Order Quantity

A Work Order is a document which authorizes the production of manufactured Items. Work Orders can exist in five different states—from creation to completion. The five different states of Work Orders are listed below:

Open ("O"): This is the initial state a Work Order receives when it is first created.
Exploded ("E"): A Work Order is considered exploded once it has been opened and its accompanying Work Order Material Requirement and Work Order Operations have also been created.
Released ("R"): This state describes a Work Order that has been released to the shop floor.
In-process ("I"): This is the state a Work Order reaches when Work Order Material Requirements have been issued to it.
Closed ("C"): The final state of a Work Order occurs when it is closed.

The creation and control of Work Orders is handled by the "W/O Control" section.