🏭 Manufacturing · State Machine
Production Order Lifecycle
The states a production order goes through on the shop floor, from release by planning to closure, including material shortages, rework and scrap.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Material shortage puts the order on hold instead of cancelling it
- Quality inspection decides between completion, rework and scrap
- Orders close only after goods receipt into the warehouse
Prompt used
State machine for a manufacturing production order: Planned, Released, Material Staged, In Progress, Quality Inspection, Completed, Goods Received, Closed. A material shortage puts it On Hold until material arrives. Inspection failures go to Rework, and unrecoverable parts are Scrapped.
Mermaid code
stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Planned Planned --> Released: Planner releases Released --> MaterialStaged: Materials picked Released --> OnHold: Material shortage OnHold --> MaterialStaged: Material arrives MaterialStaged --> InProgress: Operator starts InProgress --> QualityInspection QualityInspection --> Completed: Pass QualityInspection --> Rework: Minor defect QualityInspection --> Scrapped: Major defect Rework --> QualityInspection Completed --> GoodsReceived: Posted to warehouse GoodsReceived --> Closed Scrapped --> Closed Closed --> [*]
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