Why Use a Draft?
A draft lets planners prepare product, recipe, quantity, priority, machine and target dates without immediately starting production. It provides a controlled point for review and material reservation.
Production Planning
Draft production orders, material checks and release to production
Draft Production Orders
Preparing work before it reaches production
Release to Production
After validation, the draft is released to production and becomes visible to authorized operators. The released order retains its recipe, reservation and reference links.
Recipe and Material Check
Availability, priority and schedule controls
Missing-material Warning
Planning compares recipe requirements with available inventory. Shortages are shown to the planner; they do not automatically create purchase requests today.
Priority and Calendar
Priority and planned dates help sequence draft orders. Advanced capacity-conflict detection and automatic due-date optimization are planned rather than current capabilities.