How to track orders and the production line
An order management system has to answer two questions at once: what the customer ordered, and where that order currently is in production. In Jestor, a ready made template covers orders, clients and the production line, with a product registry underneath.
Why orders and production drift apart
Sales records the order. Production works from a list someone assembled from those orders. The two are copies of each other, and copies diverge.
The customer then asks for a status and nobody can answer without walking to the floor.
What a connected flow fixes:
- Production working from a list that is already out of date
- Order changes that never reach the people making the thing
- No audit trail of who updated a product or a price
- Status questions answered by asking around
- Products registered inconsistently across teams
What the product registry should hold
| Field | What it stores | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Name | How the product is identified | Searchable by everyone |
| Code | Internal reference | Matching across systems |
| Value | Current price | Order totals |
| Created by | Who registered it | Accountability |
| Last updated | Date of the last change | Spotting stale data |
| Updated by | Who made the change | Audit trail on prices |
Step by step to run it
- Install the orders template, which is fully customizable.
- Register your products through the form, adding any fields your business needs, such as unit of measure.
- Review the product table, which shows name, code, value and the change history.
- Register clients so orders reference an existing record.
- Create orders linking client and products.
- Move orders along the production line, updating status as work progresses.
- Edit products from the card or the table, whichever is faster in the moment.
Why the change history matters on products
Price changes are where disputes come from. Knowing who updated a product, and when, turns an argument into a lookup. It also reveals when a price has not been reviewed in a year, which is its own kind of problem.
- One registry: sales and production reference the same products
- Audit fields included: created by, updated by and update date
- Editable inline or in the card: whichever suits the moment
- Extensible fields: add whatever your product data requires
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I add custom fields to a product?
Yes. The base fields can be extended with anything relevant to your business. See jestor.com.
Can I see who changed a product?
Yes. The registry records who created it, who updated it and when.
Can orders and production share the same data?
Yes. Both work from the same records rather than from separate lists.
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