Charley,
Sounds Oh So familiar!
If there is a service need to have the subassembly in stock, opening an MO
to assembly the service parts is the only requirement. Opening an order for
a phantom is not a problem. You can run into issues if you need to
propagate the forecast for the service parts. (Consider COM kits in that
case)
If the sub-assembly is changed to a phantom and the components are floor
stock, then the parts will be "consumed" at the parent assembly level. In
other words, you don't ever need to track the value of the sub-assemblies in
stock because their WIP value is associated with the parent assembly.
It works.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Charley Simpson
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:16 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: [MAPICS-L] Phantom...
Hi, Listers!
Question concerning use of Phantom and a need to use controlled floor
stock.
I inherited some assemblies where one of the components is a small "kit"
that is made up in the stockroom on an M.O., stocked, and then issued to
assembly like any other component (very non-valued added work, to be
sure). When I discovered this I asked if they had ever considered floor
stock...blank stare...Hmmm, says I.
These kit parts are ideal for controlled floor stock...but this kit is
called out in hundreds of BOMs and instead of doing all the nasty detail
data entry, I was wondering if making the kit a phantom and then
flagging the components as controlled floor stock would work.
Any suggestions or don't do that warnings?
Thanks!
Charley
Charley Simpson, CPIM
Director of Operations
805-426-3410
www.turboneticsinc.com <
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