Re: Can Outside Processing be tracked in Mapics?

 Hey AL,

  Just another thought. I see Bob has you setting up all the proper PO(s)
and MO.
  As far as tracking Inv.  You could set up a new WH, for items that have
outside processing, you'll want to 'IP' the original raw part to the MO,
(part of WIP). Then perform an 'RC' to the disignated vendor WH, either
when you ship or when the 'first' vendor ships matl to the 2nd
vendor...you'll have to be notified of this shipment via some paperwork.
After you receive the finished part, perform the normal 'RM' and 'IS' the
raw part from the vendor WH.  I seen some mapics users set up one 'vnd'
WH and use locations for specific vendors.

hope this helps

Jeff Snyder, CPIM
Ind. Mapics Consultant

-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Gershen" <aldg1@charter.net>
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:44:28 -0400
Subject: Re: Can Outside Processing be tracked in Mapics?

> Hi Bob Tenney:
>
> Thanks for replying to my query.
>
> When we send an Inventory Item out for outside processing,
> it comes back modified for its original form, etc.  A new
> Item Number is assigned to the modified Inventory Item (or
> component) to distinguish it from the original Inventory
> Item that lacks the outside processing.
>
> Therefore, this is all captured in a specially numbered
> and lettered Manufacturing Order (MO).  The original
> Inventory Item is part of the Bill of Materials and the
> Outside Processing is one of the Labor Routing steps.  The
> completed Inventory Item for the MO has the new Item
> Number that we assigned.
>
> We do use a blank P.O's., in Purchasing, to track costs
> for Outside Processing where we use a particular vendors
> many times during a given month.  If the Outside
> Processing is done by a non-recurring vendor, we cover
> that transaction with a regular P.O.
>
> Again, I'm trying to see if there's a way that Mapics can
> track Inventory Items that are out at Outside Processing.
>  With out system right now, we can only get this
> information for querying data related to the MO's we set
> up for these Inventory Items.
>
> I'm thinking that by setting up a dedicated Warehouse for
> Outside Processing only, this may open the doors for
> tracking under Mapics.
>
> I look forward to your followup comments and those from
> other Mapics ML members.
>
> Al Gershen
> Grants Pass, OR
> aldg1@charter.net
>
>
> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:21:36 -0400
>   "Bob Tenney" <bobtenney@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >Al, you might want to consider using the Purchasing
> >application to track
> >items sent to vendors for Outside Operations. Purchase
> >orders are designed
> >to manage dealings with vendors and are better suited to
> >this task than
> >manufacturing orders. Also, you probably need a PO to pay
> >the vendor's
> >invoice in any case and you can have AP generate
> >transactions for the actual
> >cost and send them to PC&C.
> >
> >Bob Tenney
> >bob@tenneypubs.com
> >Bob Tenney Solutions, LLC
> >MAPICS - FRx - Crystal Reports
>
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