Manufacturing Module

Feature / Workflow of new Manufacturing Module

BOM

There will be a new table Flat BOM and Flat BOM item that will contain the exploded BOM for all BOMs for "Finished Goods" items.
Flat BOMs will be re-built everytime a linked BOM is updated.
Flat BOMs can be rebuilt manually to reflect latest purchase rates.
What should be the units of operation time? and how do we treat it in terms of dependencies?
- Gantt chart works well in days.
- Operation time is good in minutes
- What about setup time?

Additional Field:
- BOM
- Sales Order
Project will have type "Manufacturing". Following features will apply for this type of Projects
A Project can be built from a BOM
When a Project is built, all tasks will be generated from the "Operations" section of BOM with dependencies of sub-assemblies
All tasks will be updated with material required based on the BOM.
When the start date of the project is changed, all tasks will be "pushed"
If the project is against a Sales Order, system will validate that the number of Manufacturing projects against this Sales Order does not exceed the ordered quantity

Additional Fields
- Workstation
- Duration
- For Item (the item that is created when this task is complete).
- Quantity
Additional Tables:
- Depends On Tasks (tasks of sub-assemblies or other tasks this task is dependent on)
- Materials Required for this task
When the task is completed, a Stock Entry can be created to update the inventory.

Tree editor for BOM
- Add Operations and Material directly from the tree. Create, Edit BOM from Tree

Simulate all material entries in a given period.
All Purchase Orders (Purchase Receipt)
All Manufacturing type Tasks where items are consumed and a new item is created.
All Sales Orders (Delivery Note)
Show log of all failed events (Orders not delivered etc).
If stockout, fail all subsequent events.
Show list of all items that will be potentially out of stock.