Work Centres
The machines, lines and stations where operations are done.
Early access. Manufacturing can be installed from the App Store, but it is still being proven in real use, so this screen may change.
Overview
A work centre is a place where work happens and capacity is limited. Each has its capacity, cost rates, the skills needed, alternative work centres and a load chart that shows how full it is. Work centres can be grouped, and the groups dialog on the list manages the groups.
When to use work centres
- You set up the factory floor before writing routings.
- You want labour and machine cost per hour for costing.
Step by step
In the Manufacturing module open Engineering in the green navigation bar, then choose Work Centres under Resources.
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What you see on the screen
- The screen says: “The machines, lines, teams and areas where work happens — with their capacity, cost rates and calendars.”
- Columns: WORK CENTRE, TYPE, GROUP, OUTPUT / H, EFFICIENCY, COST / H, CALENDAR, STATUS.
- Actions on the screen: Manage groups, New work centre.
Permissions
These permission keys control access (granted to roles in Administration → Roles & Permissions):
- manufacturing.capacity.manage
- manufacturing.capacity.read
- manufacturing.work_centre.manage
- manufacturing.work_centre.read