Work Orders and Work Center Management in Odoo

Work Orders in Odoo Manufacturing

A Work Order represents a specific production step that must be completed to manufacture a product.

Work Orders are created when:

• A Bill of Materials (BOM) contains operations, and

• A Manufacturing Order (MO) is confirmed.

Each operation in the BOM generates one work order.

Key Features of Work Orders

Operation-Based Production

Each manufacturing step is defined as an Operation, such as:

• Cutting

• Welding

• Assembly

• Packaging

These operations become work orders.

Real-Time Shop Floor Control

Operators can:

• Start / Pause / Finish work

• Record production time

• Log scrap and rework

• Track progress live

Using Tablet / Shop Floor View, production teams can work easily.

Time Tracking

Odoo records:

• Expected time (planned)

• Actual time (real)

• Setup and teardown time

This helps analyze productivity.

Quality & Scrap Integration

From work orders, users can:

• Trigger quality checks

• Register scrap

• Report defects

Integrated with Quality Module.

Work Center Management in Odoo

A Work Center is a physical or logical production unit where operations are performed.

Examples:

• CNC Machine

• Assembly Line

• Painting Booth

• Testing Lab

Work Center Configuration

You can define:

Capacity & Efficiency

• Capacity: Number of units produced simultaneously

• Efficiency: Performance factor (e.g., 90%)

Affects production planning.

Costing

Each work center has:

• Cost per hour

• Setup cost

• Employee cost

• Machine cost

Used in:

• Product costing

• Margin analysis

Working Calendar

Each work center follows:

• Shifts

• Breaks

• Holidays

Helps in realistic scheduling.

Maintenance Integration

Work centers connect with:

• Preventive maintenance

• Breakdown management

• MTBF / MTTR tracking

Using Maintenance Module.

Relationship: BOM → Operations → Work Orders → Work Centers

Workflow:

BOM for “Office Chair”:

When MO is confirmed → 4 Work Orders created.