The launch section of the planning dashboard is where you can run the shortage calculation and issue work orders. This is the beginning of the production process, the key functionality of the shortage calculation is to find out what stock you are short of for a particular work order. Issuing the work order is key as this is kicking off the production by sending this to the production floor. It is important to note that you can also get to these features in other dashboards.
Shortage Calculation
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Issue Works Order
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