A work order is usually a task or a job for a customer, that can be scheduled or assigned to someone.
Work orders may also be created as follow ups to inspections or audits.
A work order may be a maintenance or repair request from students, faculty or staff in a university.
[3][4] Orders received from outside an organization are often dispatched (reviewed and scheduled) before being executed.
[8] A job order is an internal document extensively used by projects-based, manufacturing, building and fabrication businesses.