| Subcontracting flowsAn end-item/subassembly flow (to and from the
subcontractor) A Maintenance Work Order (MWO), generated from a part
maintenance line, can be released when an item is shipped from the warehouse to
the service department. The following scenarios are possible: - Planned subcontracting
- Ad hoc subcontracting
Planned subcontracting Planned subcontracting implies that the subcontracted activity
is predefined in the reference activity linked to the part maintenance line.
This activity specified for the MWO-header-item, can also be considered for a
subassembly. Owing to the material flow functionality, you must specify for
which item the subcontracted activity is specified. Consequently, a predefined (or manually added) subcontracted
activity does not support the logistic flow of the MWO header item because the Supply Item to Subcontractor check box is cleared and
cannot be modified. However, Infor LN supports the logistic flow of the material,
hence, the Supply Material to Subcontractor check box can be
selected. Ad hoc subcontracting The subcontracted activity is not yet created. The activity is
created when the outgoing subassembly; with the Action Outgoing Subassembly set to To Subcontractor in the Work Order Outgoing Subassemblies (tswcs4150m000) session, is processed. This outgoing
subassembly can comprise of a part of the MWO header item (a ‘real’
subassembly), or the MWO header item, and is linked to the disassembly
activity. For the MWO header item that is used as outgoing subassembly, only
the To Subcontractor action can be selected in the Work Order Outgoing Subassemblies (tswcs4150m000) session and the Reference Activity must be specified. If the Supply Item to Subcontractor check box is selected in
the Reference Activities (tsacm1101m000) session, a warehouse must be specified, to
which the subassembly is sent, before being shipped to the subcontractor. When
the outgoing subassembly is processed, following are the possible
scenarios: Scenario 1 In this scenario, the MWO header item can also be used as
the outgoing subassembly. The warehouse is not required. The subcontracted activity cannot be deleted. The Supply Item to Subcontractor check box in the Work Order Activities (tswcs2110m000) session is cleared, and cannot be modified.
The Supply Material to Subcontractor check box can be
selected until the activity is released. The subcontracting purchase order or
requisition is created, and the activity cannot be modified anymore. On
processing the subassembly, an incoming subassembly with Action Incoming Subassembly set to From Subcontractor in the Work Order Incoming Subassemblies (tswcs4151m000) session is created and linked to the
assembly activity. Scenario 2 This scenario is almost identical to scenario 1. The
difference being the Supply Material to Subcontractor check box is
selected in the Work Order Activities (tswcs2110m000) session, when the
activity is created. This field can be modified, until the activity is
released. Scenario 3 In this scenario, specifying the Warehouse is mandatory. Infor LN defaults
the warehouse outgoing parts of the work center, of the disassembly
activity. When you process the subassembly, a warehouse inbound order
is created to move the subassembly from the work center to the
warehouse. A subcontracted activity is also created. The Supply Item to Subcontractor check box is selected,
and cannot be modified. The Supply Material to Subcontractor check box can be
selected, until the activity is released. An incoming subassembly with Action Incoming Subassembly set to From Warehouse is created and linked to the subcontracted activity. The
warehouse of the incoming subassembly is populated with the subcontractor’s
warehouse. For the subcontracted activity, when the Create Purchase Requisition check box is selected,
the subcontractor is not specified. So, the subcontractor’s warehouse is also
not specified. The warehouse for the incoming subassembly is populated with the
warehouse that is populated for the outgoing subassembly. When the purchase
requisition is transferred to a purchase order, the subcontractor is populated,
and the warehouse is updated with the subcontractor’s warehouse. This warehouse is retrieved from the Items - Sales Business Partner (tdisa0510m000) session. If not defined in this
session, the subcontractor’s warehouse is retrieved from Warehouses (tcmcs0503m000) session. Scenario 4 This scenario is almost identical to scenario 3. The
difference being the Supply Material to Subcontractor check box is
selected when the activity is created. This field can be modified until the
activity is released.
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