brotherton-erpnext/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/manufacturing/production-plan.md

# Production Plan

Production plan helps user to plan production aginst the multiple sales orders or the material requests and also plan for the purchase of the raw materials which will be used in the production.

To use the Production Plan, go to:

> Manufacturing > Production > Production Plan

<img class="screenshot" alt="Production Plan" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/production_plan.png">

## Planning for Production

#### Production Against Sales Orders

* Select option as Sales Order from the drop down list of get items from. System will show the filters, using that we can pull the sales orders for the production.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Sales Order Filters" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/sales_order_filter.png">

* Click on Get Sales Orders to fetch sales orders based on above filters

<img class="screenshot" alt="Sales Orders" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/sales_orders.png">

* Click on Get Items for Work Order to fetch the items from the above sales orders.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Sales Order Item" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/sales_order_items.png">
	* Include Exploded Items :- To include subassembly items of raw materials in the production.

#### Production Against Material Requests

* Select option as Material Request from the drop down list of get items from. System will show the filters, using that we can pull the material requests for the production.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Material Request Filters" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/material_request_filter.png">

* Click on Get Material Request to fetch material requests based on above filters

<img class="screenshot" alt="Material Requests" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/material_requests.png">

* Click on Get Items for Work Order to fetch the items from the above material requests.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Material Request Item" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/material_request_items.png">

## Planning for Material Requests
* Click on get raw materials for production button to fetech raw materials required in the production.

<img class="screenshot" alt="Material Request Plan" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/material_request_plan.png">

  * Include Non Stock Items :- To add non stock items in the material request planning.
  * Include Subcontracted Items :- To add subcontracted item's raw materials if include exploded items is disabled
  * Ignore Existing Ordered Quantity :- If enabled then system will not check the projected quantity to make material request.

# Options To Make Work Order and Material Request

<img class="screenshot" alt="Make PO or MR" src="/docs/assets/img/manufacturing/make_po_mr.png">