CUTTING WORK ORDERS

Carry an accepted cut plan into controlled execution.

A plan loses value when production has to rebuild it from a summary. KerfFlow keeps the source stock, part placements, ordered cuts, and expected outcomes connected as work is prepared for the floor.

01

ACCEPT WITH CONTEXT

Review the material decision before issuing work.

Planners can inspect how requested parts map to physical stock, what cuts are expected, and what material should remain. The work order begins from that accepted result rather than a separate reconstruction.

  • Part-to-source assignments
  • Planned placements
  • Ordered operations
  • Waste, remnants, and cost context
02

PREPARE EXECUTION

Give the floor a plan that identifies the source.

A cutting instruction should say more than which lengths or rectangles are needed. Source identity and placement detail reduce ambiguity when material is picked and cut.

  • Concrete source reference
  • Requested part identity
  • Cutting sequence
  • Plan version context
03

PRESERVE TRACEABILITY

Keep planned outcomes available after handoff.

Expected consumption and remnants stay connected to the issued plan. This provides a clear basis for later operational and inventory steps without silently changing the optimizer result.

  • Accepted result retained
  • Expected material outcomes
  • Controlled workflow state
  • Organization-aware access

FAQ

Cutting work order questions

Is a work order separate from the optimized result?

It is an execution surface derived from an accepted result, with source and cutting detail carried forward.

Does the operator see which stock to use?

The plan can retain the physical source assignment so material selection is not inferred from a generic cut list.

Are expected remnants visible during handoff?

Expected remnants and waste remain part of the plan context used before and during execution.

NEXT STEP

Move from accepted plan to executable work.

Create a workspace and keep source assignments intact through the handoff.