We want to switch from MTS to MTO, but we don’t want to put the onus on the Order Entry Team to check the Make Direct box. We want production (Job controllers) to control which jobs go with which sales orders. I have read that setting a part to NON-STOCK will automatically check the Make Direct box, but that won’t work because we want the flex to do MTS for the part when needed. Any suggestions out there for those of you who have “crossed this bridge”? Thanks Tony
That is how we do it - the part is marked non-stock which defaults the release to make direct in the sales order. Then if we decide to fulfill from stock, somebody overrides it in order entry so the correct job suggestion gets generated when MRP runs.
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Look at the planning workbench if you haven’t yet. It will show the make direct items and thwn you can decide how to fulfill the demand.