Adding a Workstation

What is a Workstation?

A workstation is the operational aspect related to a manufacturing order. A manufacturing order may contain one or more workstations where operational tasks are completed. Each workstation follows the time unit assigned to it, with costs calculated in minutes or hours, or other units. The cost increases as the time spent at the workstation increases.

Costs directly related to the workstation are added within it, such as the wages of the workers at this station, the assets used in the manufacturing process, and any other expenses related to it.

Add a Workstation

1. From  the main menu click on “Manufacturing“
2. Choose “Workstations“
3. Click on “Add Workstation“
4. Enter the Workstation information as follows:
   • Name: Add a name for the workstation.
   • Code: Automatically generated number by the system for each workstation.
   • Unit: Enter the unit of measurement for calculating the workstation’s costs. (Such as “Minutes“)
   • Direct Costs
     • Expenses: Enter the value of each expense you add and select the account to link this expense to from the chart of accounts.
       • You can modify the chart of accounts and add a specific account for this expense, such as an electricity expenses account. For more information on how to add a new account to the chart of accounts, refer to this guide.
     • Wages: Enter the value of each wage related to the workstation and select the account to link this wage to from the chart of accounts.
       • You can modify the chart of accounts and add a specific account for this wage, such as an account for electrical engineers’ wages. For more information on how to add a new account to the chart of accounts, refer to this guide.
     • Assets: Enter the value of each asset related to the workstation and select the asset by searching for it from the assets already added in the system. You can specify whether the asset is depreciated to calculate its depreciation expenses or not.
       • The asset must first be added to the system before you can select it in the workstation. For more information on how to add new assets, refer to this guide.
     • Total Cost: The total cost for all direct costs you entered for the workstation will be automatically calculated.
5. Click on “Save“.