Parts that are FG and MTL

Epicor ERP 10
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We are make to stock.

I have Part A, which is an FG part that I sell.

When we make it, it has 2 operations, Op 10 and Op 20, then it goes into inventory.

I have Part X, which is an FG part that I sell. It has one operation, Op 10. Part A happens to also be a material on Part X.

If I happen to have Part A on the shelf, and need to make Part X, I will go get it for use, undo some of the work I did in Op 20, and use it as a material for Part X, which we are presumably fine with.

The situation I am trying to avoid: I have 0 inventory for Part A and Part X, and I only have demand for Part X. epicor will tell me to make Part A in my traditional method, but I don’t want to take it all the way. I would like to know I am making Part A specifically for Part X so I can process it a bit differently.

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It sounds like you need a different part number for part A. For example A1. Part A1 goes into Part A , rest of work done to it. Part A1 goes in Part X.

Does that help ?

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Yeah that would work.

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Does part X have it’s own MOM? If it does, MRP will only suggest jobs to make part X when it sees demand for Part X, if you are running MRP.

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Yes Part X has it’s own MOM, as does Part A.

The issue is Part A should have a slightly different MOM if I am making it for Part X as opposed to making it directly to stock as a finished good.

What @DeanMiller suggested would work, I just need to determine if there are any downsides to it.

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Oh, I got confused. I would create a new Revision for Part A and have a different MOM attached to it. Then, use the new rev as the material in Part X and mark that material as Pull As Assembly. I would set the effective date of the new rev to be earlier than the effective date of the other rev as the effective date factors in when entering a sales order (I might have that backwards).

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So 2 approved revisions for Part A.

I could somehow use the Effective Date on the revision to inform the sales order what Rev to call for, and force the system to call for the second revision in the MOM for Part X?

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If they aren’t interchangeable then it should just be two separate part numbers.

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The two part number idea that @DeanMiller is how I would normally do it…

  1. keep A1’s in stock… dont make part A
  2. if you need a part A, then it is made from an A1, and completed as a part A, only doing the final step
  3. make part X out of part A1

of course, if doing the final step for part A is time consuming, this may not be possible and still make your promised leadtimes.

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I thought you were able to, but no, you cannot add material revisions. My bad!!

Just because the field is in the table does not mean you can control it. :laughing:

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actually in the latest version, with advanced material, you CAN use multiple part revisions in materials. :wink: