Two-step manufacturing¶
Odoo Manufacturing allows users to manufacture products using one, two, or three steps. When using two-step manufacturing, Odoo creates a manufacturing order (MO) and a pick components transfer, but does not generate a transfer for the movement of finished products into stock. Inventory counts still update based on the number of products manufactured, but the act of transferring them to and from inventory is not tracked.
Tip
The number of steps used in manufacturing is set at the warehouse level, allowing for each warehouse to use a different number of steps. To change the number of steps used for a specific warehouse, begin by navigating to , and then select a warehouse from the Warehouses screen.
On the Warehouse Configuration tab, find the Manufacture radio input field, and select one of the three options: Manufacture (1 step), Pick components and then manufacture (2 steps), or Pick components, manufacture and then store products (3 steps).
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- Inventory ‣ Configuration ‣ Warehouses ‣ (warehouse)
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- Warehouse configuration page, "Warehouse Configuration" tab, with the "Manufacture" radio field showing its three options and "Pick components and then manufacture (2 steps)" selected.
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- The "Manufacture" radio input field.
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- Demo company "YourCompany"; warehouse "YourCompany".
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- mrp
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- English UI, light theme, 1440px width, crop to the "Manufacture" field.
Important
Products must be properly configured before they can be manufactured in Odoo. For details on how to do so, see the documentation on how to configure a product for manufacturing.
Create manufacturing order¶
To manufacture a product in Odoo Manufacturing, begin by navigating to , and then click New to create a new MO.
On the new MO, select the product to be produced from the Product drop-down menu. The Bill of Material field auto-populates with the associated Bill of Materials (BoM).
If a product has more than one BoM configured for it, the specific BoM can be selected in the Bill of Material field, and the Product field auto-populates with the associated product.
After a BoM has been selected, the Components and Work Orders tabs auto-populate with the components and operations specified on the BoM. If additional components or operations are required for the MO being configured, add them to the Components and Work Orders tabs by clicking Add a line.
Finally, click Confirm to confirm the MO.
Process pick components transfer¶
After confirming a two-step MO, a Transfers smart button appears at the top of the page. Click it to open the pick components transfer for the MO. This transfer is used to track the movement of components from the locations where they are stored to the location where they are used to manufacture the product.
After transferring the components out of their storage location, click Validate at the top of the transfer, followed by Apply on the Immediate Transfer? pop-up window that appears. Doing so marks the transfer as Done, and updates inventory counts to reflect the quantity of components transferred.
Finally, return to the MO by clicking the WH/MO/XXXXX breadcrumb at the top of the page.
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- Manufacturing ‣ Operations ‣ Manufacturing Orders ‣ (MO) ‣ Transfers ‣ pick components transfer
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- The validated pick components transfer with the "WH/MO/00001" breadcrumb link at the top, next to "WH/PC/00001".
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- The "WH/MO/00001" breadcrumb (red frame).
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- MO "WH/MO/00001" for product "Chair"; transfer "WH/PC/00001".
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- English UI, light theme, 1440px width, crop to the breadcrumb area.
Process manufacturing order¶
An MO is processed by completing all of the work orders listed under its Work Orders tab. This can be done on the MO itself, or from the Work Orders list (see Process work orders).
Basic workflow¶
To complete work orders from the MO itself, begin by navigating to , and then select an MO.
On the MO page, select the Work Orders tab. Once work begins on the first work order that needs to be completed, click the Start button for that work order. Odoo Manufacturing then starts a timer that keeps track of how long the work order takes to complete.
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- Manufacturing ‣ Operations ‣ Manufacturing Orders ‣ (MO) ‣ Work Orders tab
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- The Work Orders tab of a confirmed MO with a work order line and its green "Start" button.
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- The "Start" button (red frame).
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- MO "WH/MO/00001" for product "Chair"; work order "Assembly" on work center "Assembly Line 1".
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- mrp
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- English UI, light theme, 1440px width, crop to the work order line.
When the work order is completed, click the Done button for that work order. Repeat the same process for each work order listed on the Work Orders tab.
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- Manufacturing ‣ Operations ‣ Manufacturing Orders ‣ (MO) ‣ Work Orders tab
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- The Work Orders tab of an MO with a running work order and its "Done" button.
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- The "Done" button (red frame).
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- MO "WH/MO/00001" for product "Chair"; work order "Assembly" in progress.
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- English UI, light theme, 1440px width, crop to the work order line.
After completing all of the work orders, click Produce All at the top of the screen to mark the MO as Done, and register the manufactured product(s) into inventory.
Tip
For more information on processing work orders from the Work Orders list, including how to pause a work order, block a work center, and how time is tracked, see Process work orders.