Work Order Director

Work orders are the lifeblood of manufacturing companies, serving as the roadmap for production. They provide details for every step, part, certification, inspection, costs and more to ensure consistent quality, efficiency and on-time delivery. Work orders minimize errors, improve workflow, and ultimately drive profitability, making them indispensable tools in the manufacturing world. Manual work order management relies on paperwork, calls, and emails, resulting in inefficiencies and a lack of real-time tracking.

 

With Appward Work Order Director, you can significantly improve operational efficiency by simplifying work order management centralizing all your work in one place with detailed timelines into labor allocation and scheduling. Complete with visual progress tracking and visibility into worker productivity, it helps ensure tasks and projects are executed smoothly and on time.

Work orders are the lifeblood of manufacturing companies, serving as the roadmap for production. They provide details for every step, part, certification, inspection, costs and more to ensure consistent quality, efficiency and on-time delivery. Work orders minimize errors, improve workflow, and ultimately drive profitability, making them indispensable tools in the manufacturing world. Manual work order management relies on paperwork, calls, and emails, resulting in inefficiencies and a lack of real-time tracking.

 

With Appward Work Order Director, you can significantly improve operational efficiency by simplifying work order management centralizing all your work in one place with detailed timelines into labor allocation and scheduling. Complete with visual progress tracking and visibility into worker productivity, it helps ensure tasks and projects are executed smoothly and on time.

Simplify the way you manage work orders

  • Access and manage all work orders in one place
  • Simplify work order creation with pre-defined, pre-populated templates for consistent or repetitive jobs
  • Use the board view to visually separate work orders by stage and update progress through intuitive drag-and-drop actions
  • Oversee who is working on which tasks and view time spent per task per work order

Comprehensive visibility with streamlined creation

  • Easily create sub-work orders as steps, allowing for easy creation and access to detailed instructions and materials
  • View timelines according to Projects, Sales Orders and Labor a drill down to specifically gather timeframes on steps and estimates within each group for a clear overview
  • Get an all-encompassing view of all labor allocations for a quick glance of work progress, assignments, task costs and individual task durations

Get the job done right

  • Conveniently uploading and associating relevant drawings to ensure clarity and accuracy
  • Consolidate Bill of Materials costs from work order steps and sub-work orders and easily create purchase requests for missing items necessary to complete the job
  • Gain full visibility into work order labor, ensuring accurate labor estimates and efficient worker allocations
  • Effortlessly handle timelines through a user-friendly Gantt interface, offering expand and collapse features for swift adjustments and easy access to detailed step-specific information

Work Order Director App Features

  • View a comprehensive list of all work orders or sub-work orders
  • Obtain a quick summary of each work order regarding what the work order is for and it’s progress
  • Use the board view to drag and drop work orders throughout each stage of the job process
  • See which workers are assigned to which work order or multiple work orders
  • Click on a specific worker to see all their assignments and instantly link out to that specific work order
  • Get a break down of each workers labor allocations
  • Access a full list of all projects linked to each work order
  • Quickly identify the sales order number a project stemmed from
  • Open up each Project to gain a deeper understanding of a work order
  • See when a project’s due date is approaching
  • View requests for parts from Sales Orders
  • See all transactions for a part to know which stage it is in
  • Create a work order if needed for a requested part that needs to be built
  • If a requested part is already associated with a work order, simply link that part to the appropriate record
  • Get a linear timeline view od what is currently being worked on based on project, sales order, work order or labor
  • Get a granular timeline view by filtering by task group such as steps and estimates
  • Click on individual timeframes to gain more details for each step or task
  • Create templates in smaller, manageable components to streamline complex work orders
  • Predefine and prepopulate templates for consistent work order structures and repetitive tasks
  • Utilize prebuilt work order records when starting new
  • Gain a comprehensive overview within a single window to monitor work progress in every work order
  • Easily track who is assigned to which tasks and gain visibility into their work
  • Keep tabs on work order costs, including what each task is costing
  • Monitor the duration of tasks performed by specific employees for precise time management
  • Quickly identify which stage each work order is currently in for efficient progress tracking
  • Organize work orders and sub-work orders in a structured tree format for improved task management
  • Use steps for straightforward tasks and sub-work orders for more complex assignments with multiple processes
  • Add Bill of Materials and drawings to each step for more details on what is needed to complete a task
  • Quickly transition from a step to the associated work order for enhanced task oversight
  • Aggregate items selected within steps and sub-work orders in the main Bill of Materials tab
  • Expand Bill of Materials to include items within sub-work orders to understand the full scope of work order material needs
  • Easily check inventory and request items to be pulled or create purchase requests for items that are not in stock
  • Get detailed estimates of the hours and costs required to complete a specific job within the work order
  • Monitor worker assignments to see what each team member has completed or what they are actively working on
  • Access a comprehensive list of individuals assigned to a work order
  • Maintain control over labor costs by monitoring work allocations and their impact on the overall budget
  • Ensure tasks are on track for completion with real-time progress status
  • Utilize a Gantt interface to visualize the sequence of stages and dates for all steps within a work order
  • Easily expand or collapse multi-step sequences for simplified task management
  • Automatically takes into consideration holidays and weekends when extending or compressing timelines
  • Timeline edits automatically adjust following steps
  • Gain granular information by clicking on individual timelines for a comprehensive overview of tasks during specific timeframes