Manufacturing Order Configuration

For lot-assignable configured items, the Manufacturing Order (MO) conversation will generate an MO for the unreserved sales order quantity only.  If you are able to find existing inventory to fill a portion of the sales order, an MO will be generated for the remaining inventory needed.  If the order can be filled entirely from existing stock, no MO will be generated.  This reservation only occurs for the end item.

If the configured item is lot controlled but not lot assignable, an MO will be generated for the full sales order quantity regardless of the inventory reserved.  This allows "True Lot Control" because a new lot number is generated each time inventory is created.

For manufacturing orders at lower levels of the bill of material, the order quantity will be based on the order quantity of the highest level manufacturing order and the quantity per relationships between the parent and child parts.  The configuration code is saved on the manufacturing order and on the component requirements for configured components.  When the configured component is issued to an MO, the lot number must match the component requirement's configuration code.

When an MO is completed for a configured item, you can record the receipt into inventory.  At this time a lot number is assigned to the inventory and a cross-reference between the lot and the configuration code is generated in the Configuration Assignment File (EC170M).  You may specify a lot number or leave it blank and have one assigned.  The next sequential lot number is held on Reference File category Y34.