The following terminology is used throughout Empower Materials
Each Task has an Actual Time which is the time actually worked on the Task.
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Each Task has a Budgeted Time which is the time you expect it to be completed in. For example you may expect that the time to assemble a table is 80 minutes.
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Editing Tasks
This is the version of Empower Time Track that Employees use to track their time.
This version of Empower Time Track provides full setup, edit, control and reporting facilities.
Materials are used to make Products - examples are steel, wood, screws etc
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Setting Up Materials
Material Groups are groups of Materials, eg you may have a Material Group called Steel Plate that includes Materials called Steel Plate 3mm, Steel Plate 5mm etc
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Material Groups
Setting Up Materials
A Process is a manufacturing operation – examples of Processes are cut, assemble, paint, etc. You can have an unlimited number of Processes and name them whatever you wish.
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Setting Up Processes
A Process Group is a grouping of Processes. For example you may have a Process Group called Machine Shop. And you may have a various Processes in that Process Group, e.g. Cut, Edge, Press, etc.
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Process Groups
Products are items you manufacture. They can be complete Products or parts of complete Products.
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Products
Purchase Orders are raised to purchase Materials from Suppliers.
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Purchase Orders
Setting Up Materials
Setting Up Suppliers
Suppliers are organizations you purchase Materials from.
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Setting Up Suppliers