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Production Control in the New Microsoft Dynamics AX

by Evert Bos
Solution Architect, Sikich

New Microsoft Dynamics AX Production Floor Management 

What is new in production controls for the new Microsoft Dynamics AX? There are two spectacular improvements that we will discuss in this article.

The production workspace is called "Production floor management", correctly indicating we are in the area of shop floor execution, after all planning and scheduling has been done in the office.

New Microsoft Dynamics AX Production Floor Management

This is the main screen one sees upon entering the workspace.

The screen is a new version of the "Edit job list". In 2012, the edit job list was only accessible when you had made a selection for a resource group first. This screen shows all jobs for all resources or resource  groups of all RELEASED production orders.  What can we do in this screen?

  • We can assign high priority
  • We can move jobs up or down
  • We can assign jobs to other resources within a group
  • We can create a new production order from this screen (a very good idea for rework)

With the choice "Configure my workspace", I select a resource group. This could be the area where I work every day. I am only interested in the jobs for my resource group.

 

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About Evert Bos

I am Evert J Bos, ERP consultant since 1986. I started in Europe with IMS7 (A Honeywell Bull Mainframe ERP system) and the BaaN ERP system. Since 1995 I have worked in the USA and since 2004 I have been working with Dynamics AX.  I work for Sikich and focus mostly on manufacturing companies that make complex, engineered products.

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