Re: Ideas for parts sent outside

Joe,

We do something very similar.  We send covers and backing for seat cushions
and mattresses to a vendor, who cuts the foam, assembles and sews the
mattresses and cushions as per our production schedule.  What we did was
set up an inventory location for the vendor, "TW" parts into it, and
(usually daily) "IS" the parts out as consumed (defined by what we receive
from the vendor - daily deliveries).  This is FAR from an optimal solution.
It works, but I'd love to be able to do something better.  Incidentally,
the vendor verifies the counts by location every Friday via a faxed
document - prior to the weekly MRP run.

I have hopes that the Outside Operation Enhancement may be useful for this,
tied to MDCC's backflush by operation, if that works.  I am going to listen
in on the Webinar on Thursday about the OOE so see how it works.

Dale Gindlesperger
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.



                                                                                
                                                        
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We have an issue that I am looking for options on how to handle:

We make a quantity of "blank" and then send them to an outside processor to
be powder coated various colors on demand.  The blanks are stored at the
vendor until they are needed.  What I am looking for are ideas on how to
handle the inventory transactions for the finished, coated blanks.

Thanks for any ideas.

Joe Perrault
MIS Manager
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
833 North Fulton Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74115
Phone (918) 831-9230
Fax     (918) 831-9285
jrperrault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.mcelroymfg.com


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