Merge branch '13.0' into 13.0-mrp-semi-finished_products-lau

manufacturing/management.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Manufacturing Management
    management/product_variants
    management/sub_assemblies
    management/plan_work_orders
+   management/alternative_wc
    management/unbuild
    management/subcontracting
    management/use_mps

manufacturing/management/alternative_wc.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+================================
+Using an alternative Work Center
+================================
+
+For many manufacturing companies, a common issue is to have to
+manufacture, at the same time, several products usually produced at the
+same work center. If in practice, employees can manufacture the goods at
+another work center, it is not that simple.
+
+You need to keep track of the job: which work center has been used and
+when, so you can schedule maintenance efficiently. With Odoo, you can
+configure it so you can keep tracking manufacturing orders and your
+employees have an alternative work center to use.
+
+This way, your process becomes more efficient, and less non-productive
+time will be noticed.
+
+
+Configure your Work Centers
+===========================
+
+The first thing to do is to go to the *Manufacturing* app settings.
+Then, enable the *Work Orders* feature and hit save.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_01.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+Now, go to the *Work Centers* menu under *Master Data* and create
+two new work centers. Add the second work centers as an alternative to
+the first and vice versa.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_02.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+The next step is to create your *routing*. Add your work center and an
+operation to it before saving.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_03.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+Then, you can create your *Bill of Materials* and add components and
+routing to it.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_04.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+Create your Work Orders
+=======================
+
+Now that everything is configured, you can create your *Work Orders*.
+Go to the *Manufacturing Orders* menu and hit *Create*. There, add
+your product and plan it. In the *Work Orders* list, you can find it
+ready to be assembled.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_05.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+Each new *Work Order*, which will be created before the end of the
+first one, will be scheduled at the alternative work center you
+configured.
+
+
+.. image:: media/alternative_wc_06.png
+    :align: center
+
+
+.. note::
+         Keep in mind that, if you add time after production to your work center,
+         you may have work orders scheduled for your alternative work center even
+         if the usual one is free.