Setup Part Inventory with Customer Part or Mfg. Part

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We put all the MFG info in the Purchasing Comments field on the Part entry screen


jplehr <jlehr@...> wrote:
V. 8.03.305L

I am looking for ideas on how I can best setup my Purchased Parts.

This all started when Purchasing said that they would need
information referencing the Mfg. P/N and that the Customer P/N
doesn't mean much to them. Your answer was to use the Price List,
which allows me to enter the Customer P/N on my BOM (this gives
Quality what they want) and when demand is placed on this part the PO
Suggestion will give Purchasing the Customer P/N and the Mfg. P/N. I
can then Purchase and Inventory the Customer P/N and everyone is
happy.

My issue...I am now told that the Mfg. P/N referenced above, for
this Customer, can also be referenced to another Customer's P/N. I
understand I can reference this Mfg. P/N against many different
parts. What I can't figure out is how do I control inventory. In
those scenarios where a Mfg. P/N cross-references to different
Customer P/N, I don't want to buy it for one when I have the same
thing for another.

What am I missing or am I making this more difficult then needed.

Desperately seeking resolution!!


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V. 8.03.305L

I am looking for ideas on how I can best setup my Purchased Parts.

This all started when Purchasing said that they would need
information referencing the Mfg. P/N and that the Customer P/N
doesn't mean much to them. Your answer was to use the Price List,
which allows me to enter the Customer P/N on my BOM (this gives
Quality what they want) and when demand is placed on this part the PO
Suggestion will give Purchasing the Customer P/N and the Mfg. P/N. I
can then Purchase and Inventory the Customer P/N and everyone is
happy.

My issue...I am now told that the Mfg. P/N referenced above, for
this Customer, can also be referenced to another Customer's P/N. I
understand I can reference this Mfg. P/N against many different
parts. What I can't figure out is how do I control inventory. In
those scenarios where a Mfg. P/N cross-references to different
Customer P/N, I don't want to buy it for one when I have the same
thing for another.

What am I missing or am I making this more difficult then needed.

Desperately seeking resolution!!
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This sounds to me like what I go through here, where things are just done to get the paperwork to go through, and people can finish what is on their desk.
Why would you reference a customer's part number the customer part number of an unrelated customer. It seems to be what would be easier is the creation of a part number in your inventory that would be the same as the manufacturer's part number. Then, for your existing setups, you could either do a link part definition or a substitute part.

Carey


To: vantage@yahoogroups.comFrom: jlehr@...: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:51:17 +0000Subject: [Vantage] Setup Part Inventory with Customer Part or Mfg. Part




V. 8.03.305LI am looking for ideas on how I can best setup my Purchased Parts.This all started when Purchasing said that they would need information referencing the Mfg. P/N and that the Customer P/N doesn't mean much to them. Your answer was to use the Price List, which allows me to enter the Customer P/N on my BOM (this gives Quality what they want) and when demand is placed on this part the PO Suggestion will give Purchasing the Customer P/N and the Mfg. P/N. I can then Purchase and Inventory the Customer P/N and everyone is happy.My issue...I am now told that the Mfg. P/N referenced above, for this Customer, can also be referenced to another Customer's P/N. I understand I can reference this Mfg. P/N against many different parts. What I can't figure out is how do I control inventory. In those scenarios where a Mfg. P/N cross-references to different Customer P/N, I don't want to buy it for one when I have the same thing for another.What am I missing or am I making this more difficult then needed.Desperately seeking resolution!!






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