Manage semi-finished products

To simplify the manufacturing process in your company while using multi-level BoM (Semi-finished products), the Viindoo Manufacturing app provides the Semi-finished products feature which triggers the automatic production of semi-finished products right when a manufacturing order for the final product is confirmed.

Configurations for semi-finished products

In order for the automatic production process of semi-finished products to be triggered when needed, you need to:

1. Create new semi-finished products that is the components of the finished products. See more at Steps to create a new product.

2. Choose one of two configurations for the semi-finished products is the Replenish on Order (MTO) rule or Make to Stock (MTS) rule.

   In the example below, we will use the routes Replenish on Order (MTO).

3. Besides of configuring the Bills of Materials (BoM) for the final products, you also need to create BoM for its semi-finished products (which include components and necessary operations of the manufacturing process).

   The BoM for main product:
   The BoM for semi-finished product:
   With each other semi-products, you also create the BoM for them. Check out our How to create bills of materials article for more information.

Manage the manufacturing of the semi-finished products

With the above configuration for semi-finished products, when a manufacturing order is confirmed for a final product, the child manufacturing orders for its semi-finished products will be generated.

You can navigate to the icon on the top right corner of your screen to see all the child manufacturing orders of these semi-finished products.

On the manufacturing order of the semi-finished products, you can choose Plan to make a production plan or select Mark as Done to record the finished production.

Once the semi-finished products are recorded, go back to the Manufacturing Order view of the final product, you will see the status of all the semi-finished products used as components for this product changed to Available.

This is when you can start making a production plan or mark as done for the manufacturing of the final product.