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In basic subcontracting, a company's product is produced entirely by a subcontractor. The product is first purchased from the subcontractor, who acquires their own components, manufactures the final product, then delivers the final product to the company's warehouse.
The following document covers how to configure a subcontracted product and trigger the subcontracting process.
Note
This document uses the term company to refer to the internal company requiring subcontracted goods and the term subcontractor to refer to the external vendor handling the outsourced production of the subcontracted goods.
āļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļŦāļāļāļāđāļēÂķ
To use subcontracting, a company must first configure products with a vendor pricelist as well as a subcontracting-type BoM.
The pricelist allows the company to purchase the product from the vendor (subcontractor) through a PO, while the BoM allows the product to be manufactured externally by the subcontractor.
āļāļąāđāļāļāđāļēāļāļđāđāļāļģāļŦāļāđāļēāļĒāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēÂķ
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On the product form, click the Purchase tab and add the product's subcontractor as a vendor by clicking Add a line. Select the subcontractor using the Vendor drop-down menu.
Then, enter the price of the product in the Unit Price field.
Finally, set a Lead Time for the product in the corresponding field to specify the number of days for the subcontractor to produce and deliver the final product.
Note
Since companies are only responsible for purchasing and receiving the final product, they do not need to additionally configure manufacturing lead times on a BoM. Instead, provide only a single Lead Time on the vendor pricelist that factors in both the subcontractor's manufacturing and delivery time.
āļāļģāļŦāļāļāļāđāļē BoMÂķ
After specifying the vendor, configure a subcontracting-type BoM for the product. Click the Bill of Materials smart button on the product form. Then, select the desired BoM or create a new one.
Tip
āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāđāļāļāļĩāđ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļĨāļ·āļāļ BoM āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļāđāļ§āļ
āđāļāļāļīāļĨāļāđ:guilabel:āļāļĢāļ°āđāļ āļ BoM āđāļŦāđāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ:guilabel:āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļīāļ āđāļāļāļīāļĨāļāđ:guilabel:`āļāļđāđāļĢāļąāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļāđāļ§āļ`āļāļĩāđāđāļŠāļāļāļāļķāđāļ āđāļŦāđāđāļāļīāđāļĄāļāļđāđāļĢāļąāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļāđāļ§āļāļŦāļāļķāđāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļĄāļēāļāļāļ§āđāļē
Because the components and manufacturing are both handled by the subcontractor, there is no need to list any components in the Components tab of the BoM.
āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļāđāļ§āļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļāđāļÂķ
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The company then confirms the PO, which creates a receipt to transfer the final product (2). The subcontractor manufactures the product and delivers it back to the company when done.
Once the product has been produced and received, the company validates the receipt (5) to trigger inventory moves from the subcontractor to the company's stock (3, 4).
āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĒāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļāđāļāļŠāļąāđāļāļāļ·āđāļÂķ
āđāļāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļ|PO|āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāļāļĩāđāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļīāļ āđāļŦāđāđāļāļāļĩāđ:menuselection:āđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļ·āđāļ --> āļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāļāļ·āđāļ --> āđāļāļŠāļąāđāļāļāļ·āđāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĨāļīāļ:guilabel:āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļ
āđāļĢāļīāđāļĄāļāļĢāļāļ|PO|āđāļāļĒāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļāļđāđāļĢāļąāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļāđāļ§āļāļāļēāļāđāļĄāļāļđāđāļāļāđāļĨāļ·āđāļāļāļĨāļ:guilabel:āļāļđāđāļāļģāļŦāļāđāļēāļĒ āđāļāđāļāđāļ:guilabel:āļŠāļīāļāļāđāļē āđāļŦāđāļāļĨāļīāļ:guilabel:āđāļāļīāđāļĄāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļē`āđāļāļ·āđāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāđāļŦāļĄāđ āđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāļāļĩāđāļĢāļąāļāļāđāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļīāļāđāļāļāļīāļĨāļāđ:guilabel:`āļŠāļīāļāļāđāļē āđāļĨāļ°āļāđāļāļāļāļģāļāļ§āļāđāļāļāļīāļĨāļāđ:guilabel:āļāļģāļāļ§āļ
After adding the product, the Expected Arrival field is updated with the finished product's expected delivery date, as configured earlier with the vendor's Lead Time.
āļŠāļļāļāļāđāļēāļĒ āļāļĨāļīāļ āļĒāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļāļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāļāļ·āđāļ āđāļāļ·āđāļāļĒāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļ PO āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļāļķāđāļāđāļāļĒāļāļąāļāđāļāļĄāļąāļāļī āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāđāļĄāļāļąāļāļāļĢāļīāļĒāļ° āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļē āļāļ°āļāļĢāļēāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāļāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļāļĢāđāļĄ
āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļāļŠāļēāļĢÂķ
After the order is confirmed, the subcontractor manufactures the product and delivers the finished good back to the company.
To receive the finished product from the subcontractor, click the Receive button on the PO, or click the Receipt smart button at the top of the page. Then, click Validate to enter the incoming shipment into inventory.
Note
āļŦāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāđāļāđāļāļēāļ āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāđāļāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļāļąāđāļāļāļāļ āļāļ°āļāđāļāļāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ§āļāļŠāļāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāđāļāđāļēāļŠāļđāđāļāļĨāļąāļ
āļāļīāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨāļ·āđāļāļāđāļŦāļ§āļŠāļīāļāļāđāļēāđāļāļāļĨāļąāļÂķ
After validating a receipt, NightPOS automatically generates inventory moves to track the movement of subcontracted products between locations. To view these inventory moves, navigate to .
To track inventory movement in subcontracting, NightPOS sends any product components to a dedicated location called Subcontracting. Another location called Production then consumes the components and produces the finished good. Once produced, the good then moves back to the Subcontracting location before finally entering the company's stock when the receipt is validated.
Note
Because no components are sent in basic subcontracting, there is no movement from the Subcontracting location to the Production location.