Will try to explain by hypothetical:
We like to pre-build wagon wheels for our wagon assemblies.  The wheel assembly, part # WHEEL, would consist of three parts, RIM, TIRE and BEARING.  The assembly of the part WHEEL would take place in-house. To properly and efficiently handle this, would we:
1)      Create a work order for WHEEL?  I know this would work correctly, but it also would add multiple work orders to the shop floor  production list.
2)      Create a phantom assembly for WHEEL?  The only issue I see with this is, how would the labor for WHEEL assembly be captured (by adding a L-type labor item  # to the WHEEL BOM)?
3)      Make-Froms seem to be not applicable to this scenerio since they are defined as an item that receives an outside process.
 
Thanks
Mike

I have had a few requests for a "quick Work Order" program which sounds like it would work here.  Enter the part number and quantity made and have the program automatically create the work order, backflush the components and put the wheels into stock and close the work order.  Interested?

No, the labor is not the issue.  Phantom assemblies would not work if you need to track how many wheel assemblies you have in stock available to be put into wagons because as phantoms, they are never really made.  If you are true make to order and all wheels are predestined for a given work order for the Wagon, then you could use phantoms.

Hi Mike,
 
Yes we do enter partial qty's into Finished Production. I Backflush the materials @ Actual Cost. We  use Standard Cost @ Top Level Production.
Ragine