Processing Subassembly

When a work order receives an item, that requires maintenance, the item is disassembled into various components and you can decide upon a follow-up action for each disassembled component. These disassembled components are called subassemblies.

Business Example

A car is received from a customer on a maintenance sales order and a work order is created for the same. The engine, gearbox, wheels and the tyres are disassembled.

Action Outgoing Subassembly:

An outgoing subassembly can be linked to a work order activity or to a work order directly and can be registered manually. For each disassembled component, an outgoing subassembly is created in the Work Order Outgoing Subassemblies (tswcs4150m000) session. You can specify the action that must be performed on each subassembly.

Note: For more information, refer to Actions Performed on Outgoing Subassemblies.

With reference to the business example, the following outgoing subassemblies are registered. You can process these subassemblies using the Confirm option in the Work Order Outgoing Subassemblies (tswcs4150m000) session:

The Wheels: Outgoing subassembly is created with the Action Outgoing Subassembly field set to To Location. The subassembly is transferred to the Location selected manually. The subassembly is received from this location by the Assembly Activity.
The Gearbox: Outgoing subassembly is created with the Action Outgoing Subassembly field set to To Warehouse. The subassembly is transferred to the Warehouse selected manually. The subassembly is received from this warehouse by the Assembly Activity. When processed, a warehouse order is created to handle the inbound.

Note:

The subassembly is stored as company owned inventory or customer owned inventory. In case of company owned, the ownership is changed from customer to the service organization.

If the subassembly is stored as company owned inventory and is replaced by a new part from inventory, a material resource line is created in the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session.

The Tyres: Outgoing subassembly is created with the Action Outgoing Subassembly field set to To Scrap. The subassembly is scrapped. If the subassembly is replaced by a new part from inventory, a material resource line is created in the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session. The new part can be owned by the customer or by the service organization. When processed, the ownership, actual location, and status data is modified in the Physical Breakdowns (tscfg2110m000) and Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) sessions.
The Engine: Outgoing subassembly is created with the Action Outgoing Subassembly field set to To Location for Work. The subassembly is transferred to the Location selected manually and a related work order is generated that is used for further repair work on the subassembly. The relation between the initiating work order and the related work order is saved in the Related Orders (tsmdm4500m000) session. The engine is repaired at the location and the actual costs for material, labor and other costs are booked on the related work order.

Action Incoming Subassembly:

LN generates the incoming subassembly based on the Action Incoming Subassembly specified in the Work Order Outgoing Subassemblies (tswcs4150m000) session. You can view the incoming subassemblies in the Work Order Incoming Subassemblies (tswcs4151m000) satellite session in the Work Order (tswcs2100m100) session.

Note: For more information, refer to Actions Performed on Incoming Subassemblies.

With reference to the business example, following incoming subassemblies are registered, when the outgoing subassemblies are processed. You can process these subassemblies using the Confirm option in the Work Order Incoming Subassemblies (tswcs4151m000) session.

The Wheels: Incoming subassembly is created with the Action Incoming Subassembly field set to From Location. The Assembly Activity receives the subassembly from the Location. The Received on Shop Floor check box is selected in the Work Order Incoming Subassemblies (tswcs4151m000) session, if the subassembly is received on job shop.
The Gearbox: Incoming subassembly is created with the Action Incoming Subassembly field set to From Warehouse. The Assembly Activity receives the subassembly from the Warehouse. A warehouse order is created when incoming subassembly is created. You must select the Received on Shop Floor check box in the Work Order Incoming Subassemblies (tswcs4151m000) session, if the shipment for the subassembly is received on job shop.
The Tyres: The subassembly is scrapped and a replacement part is procured from the warehouse. A material resource line is created in the Work Order Material Resources (tswcs4110m000) session.
The Engine: Incoming subassembly is created with the Action Incoming Subassembly field set to From Location for Work. The incoming subassembly is processed only after the related work order is Completed and Signed-Off.