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Message started by JaySchmitendorf on 02/11/05 at 08:00:43

Title: Requirement for Tooling
Post by JaySchmitendorf on 02/11/05 at 08:00:43

We build electronic parts. Every time we revise a circuit board, we need a new milled part called a stencil.

The tool is needed, but not consumed during manufacturing. They last forever. :)

Can we get the requirement to buy a stencil into DBA the following way:
Enter Item for the Stencil.
Add to the master Bill of Materials with 0 quantity.
Change the first work order's BOM with the
quantity (1/lot size)?

Is there a better way? ???

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by aricon on 02/11/05 at 08:37:54

Depends, do you need to keep track of them afterwards? Do you need to see how many you have, etc? If not, you could enter it as a non-stock and consume it against the job as you indicated. If you DO need to keep track, then you would need to make it a stocked item and do an additional transaction after the job to adjust it back into inventory.

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by sharon krewson on 02/11/05 at 09:16:09

Jay

We are in the same industry. We are a contract manufacturer and our customers pay for the stencils. We had to come up with a way to track when we need the stencil and make sure we charge our customer only once (or at all). This is what we came up with.

Create a type R part for the stencil.
Add the stencil to the BOM at 0 qty.
The stencil is added to the Sales Order.
Once the part is on a sales order it is showing demand and drives the stencil guy to order it.
Once it is received it is assigned a location and we have 1 on hand.
When we ship the first order off that stencil it is added to the pack list and invoiced.
The qty on hand goes to 0 but we now have a receipt history and a location to show that we actually have it.
The stencil appears on the traveler along with it's location.
We don't repeat stencil numbers (order more than once).

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by Karen Mason on 02/11/05 at 09:56:20

We require tools (dies) also. We usually charge a one-time charge to the customer. However, we need to maintain the tools which can be a major undertaking. We assign a P/N with the same base # as the part and add DIE or FIXT, ie: 5601DIE. We also add to the BOM with a qty .0001. It's either good or not. If I have to repair the tools, then I bring inventory to 0 and it shows a shortage. I create work orders for the die repairs and accumulate costs.

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by wildco on 02/11/05 at 11:32:33

We assign all our tooling part numbers and code them as type "N" This allows them to print on each work order with bin locations, etc without worrying about stocking in inventory. You can invoice for type N parts also.

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by lmk223a on 02/14/05 at 06:14:00

We also are in the circuit board mfg industry. We use a part number called "PASTE STENCIL" coded as a type "N" for noninventory, but classed as "TL" for tooling such that it charges Cost of Goods Sold when received from the vendor, and the end-user customer is billed separately on the sales order for this item as "TOOLING" (another noninventory part number)

We did not want to put it on the BOM, because this would add its cost to the work order cost for the manufacture of the customer's part number. As we do not want tooling costs in the inventory item, and since most of our customers reorder from us, we wanted to separate the tooling cost from the inventory cost for the part number. As future work orders would not require the paste stencil again unless there is a revision.

Title: Re: Requirement for Tooling
Post by JaySchmitendorf on 03/03/05 at 15:11:18

Thank you very much :)