Work Orders

When relying on manual work order management, organizations often struggle with the challenging task of effectively delegating assignments and keeping employees well-informed about their work tasks. This can result in delays, confusion, and inefficient operations.

As a companion app to Appward’s Work Order Director, Work Orders streamlines work order management, providing employees easy access to instructions, cost estimates, materials lists, and labor allocations. This efficiency enhances productivity and ensures smoother operations.

When relying on manual work order management, organizations often struggle with the challenging task of effectively delegating assignments and keeping employees well-informed about their work tasks. This can result in delays, confusion, and inefficient operations.

As a companion app to Appward’s Work Order Director, Work Orders streamlines work order management, providing employees easy access to instructions, cost estimates, materials lists, and labor allocations. This efficiency enhances productivity and ensures smoother operations.

Clear visibility and direction of assigned work orders

  • Employees can quickly access all work orders specifically assigned to them
  • Access a full list of work orders to see who is working on which work order
  • Use the board view to see which stage all work orders are in visually
  • Employees can easily update their progress using drag-and-drop actions
  • Oversee who is working on which work orders and get detailed information about a particular employee’s tasks

Full transparency into work progress and ensure quality control

  • Employees are immediately directed to the steps they are assigned to
  • Quick “Start Work” button automatically initiates a time log, documenting when an employee begins and ends their work on an assigned task
  • Employees can communicate directly with their manager for any clarifications or questions about their assigned steps using posts
  • Automatic inspection notifications sent to ensure quality control before finalizing work orders

Improve control and efficiency in managing materials and assembly details

  • Assigned employees can access the Bill of Materials, allowing them to see materials allocated specifically for their assigned work orders
  • Employees can initiate a pull request for necessary materials and mark items when used
  • Access drawings related to work orders for specific assembly details, ensuring consistent product design
  • Provides a clear history of changes and updates to a drawing, ultimately contributing to streamlined processes and higher quality control

Work Order App Features

  • View a comprehensive list of all assigned work orders non-assigned work orders
  • Obtain quick details of each work order regarding what the work order is for and how many steps have been completed
  • Use the board view to drag and drop work orders to update each stage of the job process
  • See which workers are assigned to which work order or to multiple work orders
  • Click on a specific worker to see all their assignments and instantly link out to that specific work order
  • Easily track who is assigned to which tasks and gain visibility into their work
  • Gain a comprehensive view of each worker’s labor allocations within a single window
  • Keep tabs on what each worker’s task is costing
  • Monitor time spent on tasks performed by specific employees for precise time management
  • Quickly identify which step each worker is currently in for efficient progress tracking
  • View all steps and its status to begin work where needed
  • Automatically trigger a time spent on each step with quick start and stop buttons
  • Easily mark your work on hold, active or complete for full transparency
  • View detailed instructions and inspection notes to get the job done right
  • Communicate with management and colleagues for quick responses to any questions or concerns
  • View and aggregated list of all Bill of Materials items within the full work order and for each step
  • See the quantity of each item needed to complete the task
  • Easily request items to be pulled or mark items used
  • View a quick transaction history to know when an item has been added, pulled or used
  • Discuss questions or concerns to get quick input from others in your organization in a dedicated area
  • Add @mentions to message members and participants to directly send a Notification link to their Appward sidebar
  • Like a post to acknowledge and notify the author of a post
  • Attach documents, images, media and AppShare links to connect to any record in Appward
  • Attach files related to individual work orders or steps to provide supporting information conveniently
  • Link to files in the Appward Cloud, Appward Documents or upload from local storage
  • Organize files by list order using arrow keys