Manufacturing — WMS

After OMS defines BOM SKUs, Synsets, and Kanban templates, the warehouse team builds finished units and moves orders toward shipment. This page ties together the Pending, Manufacture, and Processing parts of that path, and calls out Processing behaviors that apply only to manufacturing orders. Manufacturing orders behave like focused work requests: they tell the warehouse how many BOM SKU units to assemble and which Kanban statuses apply.

Premium module

Manufacturing is a premium ShipEdge module. If menus or actions are missing, confirm activation with your ShipEdge contact.

Before you start in the warehouse

1. Finish OMS manufacturing setup

   Complete BOM SKU and Synset setup, assign a Kanban template, and confirm any Instructions or Attachment fields you expect on the Synset. See Manufacturing - setup.

2. Know the high-level sequence

   The OMS troubleshooting guide summarizes the warehouse path as Pending → Manufacture, then Processing / Kanban—not the OMS product screens alone. See the table under Troubleshooting in Manufacturing - setup.

Pending → Manufacture

ShipEdge supports two manufacturing modes before work moves to Processing:

• Push manufacturing (make-to-stock): you build finished BOM SKU quantity ahead of time, then fulfill from that stock.
• Pull manufacturing (make-to-order): customer orders drive how much you build when inventory is needed.

The steps below are the same path for both; only how orders appear in the modal changes.

Push Manufacturing:

1. Open Manufacture from Pending

   In WMS, go to Pending, then click Manufacture.

2. Click Add Row

   Click Add Row to create a new manufacturing line.

3. Set Client, BOM SKU, and Quantity

   Choose the Client, the BOM SKU to assemble, and the Quantity you want to produce.

4. Edit Unit VAS fee

   In the table, update the Unit VAS fee column for each row that needs a value or correction, then click Save.

5. Select rows and click Process

   Select the checkboxes for the push rows you want to run, then click Process.

Pull Manufacturing:

1. Open Manufacture from Pending

   In WMS, go to Pending, then click Manufacture.

2. Select Orders to Process

   Select the checkboxes for the orders you want to process.

3. Edit Quantity

   In the table, update the Order Qty column for each row.

4. Click Process

   Click Process to process the selected orders.

If you do not see Manufacture

Confirm the Manufacturing module, warehouse preferences (see Manufacturing - setup troubleshooting), and your user permissions.

Processing manufacturing orders

1. Access the order processing workflow

   Go to WMS, then click the Processing tab to access the order processing table.

2. Obtain a summary of the order

   Click the Get Work Order button to obtain a summary of the order. After checking the summary, close the preview modal by clicking the red X button in the top right corner.

3. Initiate manufacturing operations (Single Order)

   • Click on Complete Manufacturing to initiate manufacturing operations.
   • Enter at least two characters in the location field to proceed.
   • Select the target location from the dropdown to proceed with the manufacturing process.
   • Click the Process button to complete the manufacturing location selection.

4. Perform bulk operations (Multiple Orders)

   • Click the checkboxes to select the orders to include in batch processing.
   • Click the Actions dropdown to perform bulk operations on selected orders.
   • Click Complete Manufacturing to process the selected orders through manufacturing.
   • Enter a location with at least two characters in the dropdown field.
   • Select the target location from the dropdown location list.
   • Finally, click the Process button to confirm manufacturing at the selected location.

Kanban on the warehouse side

Kanban templates are defined in OMS (column names, order, and rules like Backlog and Done). In the warehouse, each template column is the status a manufacturing order shows while it moves through assembly—operators advance work from one stage to the next until the job reaches Done and can continue toward shipping.

If you change a BOM SKU’s template, that change applies to new manufacturing orders only, not orders already in progress. Full template setup lives in Manufacturing - setup.

Why use the warehouse manufacturing flow?

Clear handoff from OMS

Templates and BOM definitions created in OMS become the statuses and components the floor sees on each manufacturing order.

Same queues you know

Pending and Processing stay the central places to select work, run bulk actions, and finish labels when the order is ready to ship.

Faster focus on assembly work

Processing includes a Manufacturing quick filter and an Order Type value of manufacture so you can isolate assembly jobs.

Kanban stages on the floor

Column names from the assigned template map to statuses on live manufacturing work until the job is done.

Best practices

Align with OMS before the shift

Verify BOM SKUs, components, and Kanban templates before large builds so the floor does not stop for missing Synset data.

Use Manufacturing filters first

On busy Processing screens, use Manufacturing or Order Type: manufacture before other filters so assembly work stays visible.

Plan around pause limits

Because pause actions skip MANUFACTURE orders, agree on an alternate hold process with supervisors when assembly must stop.

Troubleshooting

Problem	What to check
No manufacturing actions on Pending	Manufacturing module and warehouse preferences; see Manufacturing - setup.
Wrong or missing Kanban columns	Template assignment on the Synset in OMS; template edits apply only to new orders.
Cannot pause a manufacturing order	MANUFACTURE orders exclude Pause Ship; see Processing Orders bulk actions.

Related links

• Manufacturing - setup
• Pending Orders
• Processing Orders
• REST API OMS (read-only manufacture listings are referenced from the OMS manufacturing page)