Multi-level BOM and planning

Mindie

When manually creating a production order for a finished good that has a multi-level BOM the production order conains a line for each sub-assembly.

When using the planning worksheet sometimes the sub-assemblies are placed on their own production order and some times they are put onto the production order of their parent item. What is the determining factor to which method is used? Is there always keep them on the same production order?

edmasto

Make sure all the sub assemblies are set to "Make To Order". If the sub assemblies are "make to stock" it stands to reason that you would want that planning to be done seperately (ie also include other demand as well as order modifiers like safety stock, reorder point etc). If the subs are only built when demand for the parent item is present, that set the sub assemblies as "Make to Order". I hope this explaination helps!

Mindie

Thank you for the reply.

All of the sub assemblies are set to Make to Order. None of them are setup with safety stock, min, lot size, or any of that.

When creating the Prodoction Order manually then it works the way they want and all of the subaseemblies are represented by lines on the Production Order for the finished good.,

When running the Planning Worksheet 1/2 of the Production Orders are they way that they want. The other 1/2 are split up into seperate Production Orders.