Production Order finished without complete every step at BOM

[Francisco_Buendia]

Hello @umair,

@umair

Before creating transactions against Production Order, you will have to complete sub-contracting process. Once you received finished item from the sub-contractor, you can use it as a raw-material and complete manufacturing process.

That’s exactly the reason why it’s not the best option. I can’t do the subcontracting process if I haven’t machined the bolt. ERPNext should request “Entry Stocks” and “Material Request” as in the order of the BOM. Would be great if the BOM could be input not in two separate lists, as Operations and Raw Materials, but as one single list. For example…

This way ERPNext would follow every step in the right order and would be possible to nest BOM’s as required. Think it as a flow chart…

@JayRam the alternative you suggest it’s somehow as is in the Number 4, using a Job Route Card in shop floor. Because to do the Heat Treatment I’ll do a Purchase Order unlinked to the Production Order, but included into the Operations list in BOM as if it is done by the company itself. But once again, I don’t want to depend on someone memory to request the subcontracted service… I’m talking about over 200 productions orders per week, for different kind of items, all with different processes and that actually make mistakes like that.

ERPNext should request automatically every step in the order at BOM. That’s why the Number 3 it’s a closer solution, nesting BOMs, but using the same Raw Material Warehouse that is used for the steel bar, so the final Stock Entry requests the purchase for the subcontracted.

Let me suggest that now you’re in the way to improve the manufacture module, BOM, Planning tool, etc… don’t forget to think of it as if have to run by a flow chart.

And… by the way, I love ERPNext! And I’ve worked with SAP (a bit), Syteline, Visual, and some others… ERPNext have a huge potential.