The work order control system is used to provide a complete and comprehensive method for production costing analysis. It can easily be structured for multiple levels of manufacturing which involve tracking from the component part level to the finished product.

In addition, it tracks the various operations, procedures, and labour.

Work Order Control schedules open operations from work orders while Capacity Requirements Planning uses shop scheduling and the planned orders from MPS and MRP systems to calculate the capacity plan and capacity load. Therefore, the production activity control system enables the user to monitor the progress of operations through the production facility.

Dispatch reports can be produced using several priority methods.