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Message started by Chris Clark on 11/01/07 at 17:12:19

Title: Automatic PO generation
Post by Chris Clark on 11/01/07 at 17:12:19

Is there a way to generate PO's for either a WO order a BOM without regard to existing inventory?

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by Chris Clark on 11/05/07 at 07:44:48

Let me re-phrase this post:
I run a small design/build electronics business. I try to hold no inventory. Almost all items are entered as R types and are included in MRP generation. I really use DBA/Evo for it's BOM creation and job costing features. All my WO's are simple types with labor being issued as an inventory type.....no workcenters.

When a project comes in I would like to generate an MRP that disregards inhouse inventory levels and only generates PO's for SO's, WO's or Forecasts. PO's would be have exactly what I need to fill WO's in hand and I can use the LIST option to manually adjust the few items that I know I'm carrying on the shelf. Right now I use the LIST option but end up adjusting most of the PO qtys.

The reason for all this is that my inventory items are cheap and I often have outside PO's drop shipped to subcontracting assembly houses. It's not worth the expense to bring orders in house to combine with on-hand inventory and ship full kits back out.

Any ideas ? :-?

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by Lynn_Pantic on 11/05/07 at 08:00:37

We do have an add-on program to convert WO to PO that has an option to issue existing stock. If you say N, then it will simply generate the PO for all type R components on the WO BOM.

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by Chris Clark on 11/05/07 at 08:06:40

That sounds like it's just what I want. Can you quote me? You have me email. Thanks.

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by GasGiant on 11/05/07 at 08:07:27

You could also make a separate location just to run jobs for which you don't want to consider on-hand inventory, then have MRP only consider the one (non-inventory) location on generation... I think.

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by Chris Clark on 11/05/07 at 08:15:44

Thanks but after I've accumulated extra components over several WO's (due to purchasing lot sizes) I need to bite the bullet and allocate them. When I do need to pull down inventory it's the dreaded extra work but it has to be done from time to time.

Title: Re: Automatic PO generation
Post by CCKEITH on 11/05/07 at 09:47:26

We used the WO to PO program and have for three years. This is a great program and saves us a lot of time!