Summary
Operations in The Shed App refers to piece rate tracking and payment for shop employees. In this article, we will explain how operations can be set up for your company. You can also check out the video at the bottom of this article to get an overview of operations and how to set them up.
Add Operations
Navigate to System > Operations and click Add Operation
You will be prompted to add a name and description
e.g.
Later we will assign an amount to each operation for each building model and/or option
Add Operations to Production Statuses
Navigate to System > Production Statuses
You can click edit for any custom production statuses that you have already added or you can add new custom production statuses now to match your process.
In the Default Operations to Complete field select any operations that you want to be marked as completed when this production status is completed
Add an Operations Surcharge to a Plant (Optional)
Navigate to System > Lists > Plants > View Plant
If you have multiple plants and pay different piece rates for each plant you can set this up by adding an operation surcharge to a plant
Select an Operations Surcharge Basis
Fixed
set a dollar amount to increase or decrease all operation costs completed at this plant
Percent
set a percentage to increase or decrease all operation costs completed at this plant
Add Operations to Building Models and Options
Building Models
Navigate to System > Catalogs > Building Model
Select any Building Model to edit
In the Operations section - Select all operations that apply to the Building Model
Specify the amount of each operation for the Building Model
Repeat for all Building Models
Options
Navigate to System > Catalogs > Option
Select any option to edit
In the Operations section - Select all operations that apply to the option
Specify the amount of each operation for the option
Repeat for all required options
See this article to add operations more efficiently → https://theshedapp.atlassian.net/l/cp/2XL3KG5y