Production Execution & Order Management

Turn a production order into work that can be run and tracked

A production order is more than a number in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). VECHR checks material readiness, determines when the order can run, then breaks it into units that stay trackable all the way to the shop floor.

In short

VECHR MES checks material before an order is released, enforces order dependencies, and splits work into units you can track to the floor.

Today An order starts, then stops for missing material.

With VECHR MES BOM readiness is checked first. A shortage blocks release.

Today Planners coordinate dependent orders by phone.

With VECHR MES Finish-to-start dependencies are enforced automatically.

Today Progress is a guess until the shift report.

With VECHR MES Every unit is tracked live, step by step.

What it manages

Production Order Lifecycle Manage an order's journey from Pending and Released through In Progress to Completed. Every status change and its timing is captured automatically, with real-time visibility of Planned, Produced, and Scrapped. Orders can also be paused, put on hold, cancelled or copied.
BOM Readiness Before an order is released, the system checks the multi-level BOM (Bill of Materials) against available stock and shows whether all materials are ready. Shortages become visible early, before operators start work.
Order Dependencies Link orders with Finish-to-Start or Start-to-Start rules, each with a lag for waits such as cooling or curing. The scheduler honours them, and any link a finished plan breaks is reported.
Unit Release Manager Break a production order into batch, lot, or serial units according to defined rules. Each unit gets a clear identity so it can be tracked right through the process. A preview shows the units before they are created, and generation follows the material's Lot Size Mode.
Production Stock Receive, adjust and change the state of stock. Restricted and blocked lots follow the same FIFO and FEFO rules the operator screen uses.

Before you start, make sure the order really is ready

BOM Readiness compares the material requirements from the multi-level BOM against stock available at that moment. If a required material is short, the problem is visible before the order reaches an operator.

The BOM is exploded down to component level Materials and sub-assemblies are traced down to the components that genuinely have to be available to run the order.
Shortages are visible from the start The system shows which materials are available and which are still short, so planners can act before the production order is released.
Checked against actual stock The check runs against stock by the same lot and location used during production execution, not a snapshot from the day before.
Readiness across many orders at once The BOM Analysis Portfolio view sweeps every order in a chosen horizon, sets their combined demand against the same stock, and shows each order's readiness and the first material that blocks it.

When one order depends on another

In many manufacturing processes, one order produces material that the next order consumes. VECHR can maintain that relationship directly, so the sequence between orders does not rest on a planner coordinating it by hand.

Role	What it does
Supply order	Produces work-in-progress into a stock buffer, such as a conching line producing chocolate mass.
Finish-to-start dependency	The next order waits for the supply order to produce the required quantity of WIP (Work in Progress) before it can start.
Consuming order	Draws WIP from the appropriate buffer, taking available equipment and process connections into account.

Physical process connections are part of the scheduling context too. The scheduler will not treat two pieces of equipment as a valid pairing if they cannot actually be connected in the process.

See which dependencies are healthy before the plan slips

Start-to-Start for lines that run alongside A downstream line can start while its supply is still running. A finish guard keeps it from finishing before its supply does.
A health status on every link Each dependency shows OK, Violated, At risk or Unscheduled, calculated from the slack between the two orders.
Follow a chain up to five levels The dependency diagram has a Depth control, so a planner can trace a chain beyond the immediate neighbours.
A diagram and a table The same dependencies are shown as a diagram for the shape and as a table for the detail.

Count in the unit you ship, and pack onto pallets you can trace

Food and consumer goods plants rarely count in base units only. VECHR MES records the count the operator entered and the base quantity side by side.

Alternative units per material 1 carton = 40 packs, 0.085 kg = 1 pack. Orders, BOM lines, Move Out and Consume Material can use any unit the material converts to, while stock stays in the base unit.
Catch-weight next to the count For a catch-weight material, the actual net weight is recorded next to the count, never instead of it. A weight outside tolerance needs an override reason.
Pallets with a GS1 SSCC Packs go onto pallets at the step whose specification asks for it. The SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) comes from the plant's numbering pattern or from a labeller, and a Required setting blocks Move Out until everything is on closed pallets.
Material returns that keep genealogy exact Return Material puts a consumed lot back into stock, and Scrap Material discards it with a reason. Both reverse one specific issue and reopen the BOM line. A consumption is never deleted.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions that usually come up as planners start managing production orders.

How do we make sure an order is not released before its material is ready?

BOM Readiness checks material requirements against available stock. If a required material is still short, planners can see the shortage before the order is released to production.

Can production be tracked by batch, lot, or serial?

Yes. The tracking strategy can be set to suit the material or product, including batch, lot, serial, or a combination. The Unit Release Manager then creates tracking units according to those rules.

What if one production order has to wait for another?

Use a Finish-to-Start dependency. The order that needs WIP waits for the supply order to produce the required material. Scheduling also takes available equipment and process connections into account.