Create: Factory Controller

Production Orders

Factory gauges set to the "follow demand and order" mode allow their products to be manually ordered from a stock keeper tuned to the same network. In the stock keeper UI, each gauge in this mode appears as a production task, signified by a blueprint background.

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Figure 1. A production task of oak planks

Click to add the production task to the order, and adjust the amount per usual. Sending an order containing production tasks creates a production order, causing the corresponding factory gauges to add the number of items in the order to their demands. When the produced items arrive in the logistic network, they are sent out again to the address specified on the order.

Pending production orders can be viewed in the "production orders" tab in the stock keeper UI. They are automatically removed when all ordered items arrive in the logistic network. Otherwise, they remain stuck if the items never arrive.

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Figure 2. Production orders UI
❶ Production orders tab
Click to switch to this tab.
❷ Destination address
The address the items are sent to after they arrive in storage.
❸ Elapsed time
Time elapsed since the order was created.
❹ Cancel button
Click to cancel the order.
❺ Ordered items
Type, amount, and status of the ordered items.
Table 1. Statuses of ordered items
IconNameDescription
Waiting for ingredientsThe responsible gauge does not have sufficient ingredients to produce the item, or they otherwise have not been sent.
production order processingProcessingThe responsible gauge has sent the ingredients to produce this item, but it has not arrived in storage.
production order sentSentThe produced item has arrived in storage, and been dispatched to the destination address.
production order invalidInvalid gaugeThe responsible gauge has been destroyed or switched to a mode other than "follow demand and order".