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Message started by FPI on 04/28/06 at 11:43:36

Title: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by FPI on 04/28/06 at 11:43:36

We have a fabrication vendor that takes our raw materials parts and welds them together to make a finished sub assembly that we then issue to our production line for assembly to other subassemblies.

I have a subassembly BOM set up to consume the raw parts we provide to the vendor (ie we issue them to the WO to relieve inventory into WIP as we send them to the vendor). I also have a routing set up for the outprocess sequence. The BoM/Routing costs roll up correctly, thus making our cost accountant a happy camper.

However......our Purchasing Folks are NOT happy because we just CANNOT make the PO to the vendor for his outprocess cost print or behave properly. I have tried to set up PO's as type "P" and type "S" but I am obviously doing something wrong. The manual and Help menu are offering very incomplete instruction, so HELP - I need the PO to be able to be received correctly so that I can enter the finished production of the subassembly WO from our vendor into inventory.
???

Title: Re: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by Lynn Pantic on 04/28/06 at 13:39:49

If you are using Work Orders, the PO's should be S (Service) type tied to the work order and Routing Sequence for the processing. However, receiving the PO will only receive the Welding Service into the Work Order. You then would still need to use WO-I and process the work order to get the welded parts into stock for use in the next level assembly.

A simpler approach would be to change the part type of the Welded item to M for Make From. Keep the BOM the same but get rid of the routing and manually enter the welding charge into IN-L-A as the Standard Cost of the Outside Processing. Then issue a type P Purchase Order to the vendor for the welding and the BOM components will be consumed and the costs rolled up automatically wwhen the PO is received. The use of Make From type parts eliminates the Work Order completely.

Title: Re: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by FPI on 04/29/06 at 04:27:45

Thanks Lynn - the Make From scheme worked great, PO wise and inventory wise and standard cost looked correct.

I noticed tho that the after I received the PO that the average cost, last cost and book value were double the standard cost. I am in our test data base so no harm done, but why would it do that?

Audrey CP

Title: Re: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by Lynn Pantic on 05/01/06 at 05:00:31

It shouldn't have. The price on the PO should be only what you are paying the vendor for the welding. The program will add the component cost to that when the PO is received.

Title: Re: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by Lisa_Jones on 06/30/06 at 14:01:36

On this topic- we are also using Make-Froms. When entering the PO, an error was made when choosing the location to pull parts from. I cannot find a way to re-enter that field and edit the location.

Does anyone know of a way to re-enter that field?

Title: Re: PO's & WO's for Outprocess
Post by dameng on 06/30/06 at 14:45:54

If you already have multiple Warehouse Locations setup for that part. then try deleting the whole line item on the PO, then re-enter the Item.

it should prompt you for the Location you are designating, but the primary Location is the Location you specified on the PO Header.

hth,

dave