Thanks again for such a detailed elaboration!!
Here is how I would map it, using the current design of Project and Task, BOQ and Asset Capitalization cycle…
Project:
- Project is created for assembling
- With a project, a Warehouse is also created.
- Against a Project, a parent task of pipeline installation is done.
- Against a parent task, child tasks are created as, Digging (1), Pipeline installation (2) and commissioning (3).
- Aginst 2, you list all the raw-materials, like pipes, elbows, water-proofing solution and taping etc.
- When you are at stage 2, you can mark it as completed only if you consumed or transfer raw-materials.
- In this case, let’s say we transfer the stock from raw-material items from our to sub-contractor’s warehouse.
- Tasks are completed / closed. The value of consumed item is booked against a Project, but not in the case of Transferred item (as it could be capitalized).
- For the service billing, you will anyways create a Sales Invoice and tag your Project there.
To address the broader point, just like we envison Work Order as a central entry for manufacturing, in the case where Service is the output, we can consider “Task” as a central document.
Asset Capitalization
Since raw-material items are not yet consumed, there is scope for capitalization of stock items into fixed asset item. I believe we have discussed this cycle in this thread.
The industries you have mentioned basically need to record
manpower, equipment, and materialin a BOQ.
Yes. Got one sample sheet from the customer which also list Manpower resources. It calculates manpower cost at:
Resource qualification / designation > 1 (no. of resource) > 3 months (duration) > $1000 (monthly cost). If not in BOM, we can add a table in Task for this planning, and get the total cost.
This explains that, in the Task, we will need a field for total value, which could be some of BOQ item or stock items listed in the Task. Sum total of this cost will go to Project.