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Topic: Same product, different Item Qty - How to know Inventory?

Hi,

I'm new in FA & sorry for my bad english. I have problems on setting the qty of the products & I want to know the Inventory.

Example:  I sell pens, I want to sell it in Box or Each, depend on customer.  Box PenA  has 8 pens inside it. Box PenB has 10 pens inside it.  If someone want to buy 14 penA and 14 penB, I can give him  1 Box of PenA + 6 pieces/Each of PenA & 1 box PenB + 4 pieces/Each of PenB.

How to set it in FA?  Must I set it in BOM, Item Category, Items ? What else ? Where can I set the qty of the box PenA & PenB ?
How to know the Inventory (may be in pieces/each or better in Box + pieces) , will FA convert the box to pieces & after calculation of buying & selling, it will convert it again to Box ? Where can see the inventory / stock left  at warehouse?

I'm sure it can be done in FA, but don't know how .... sad ... Any idea?

Thank you very much.
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Re: Same product, different Item Qty - How to know Inventory?

Hello,

You should create an Item, pens, and use the Inventory adjustment (or POs) to add your stock of pens.

You can use manufacturing simple assembly to create your various boxes. And for every box you create a bom. Then create work orders as you need them.

Every time you create a work order, the pens are reduced from stock and the new box is increased.

If you have a Training Co. you can experiment with this until you are satisfied.

/Joe

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Re: Same product, different Item Qty - How to know Inventory?

joe wrote:

Hello,

You should create an Item, pens, and use the Inventory adjustment (or POs) to add your stock of pens.

You can use manufacturing simple assembly to create your various boxes. And for every box you create a bom. Then create work orders as you need them.

Every time you create a work order, the pens are reduced from stock and the new box is increased.

If you have a Training Co. you can experiment with this until you are satisfied.

/Joe

Hi Joe,

Thank you for reply. I've created Item (pen) with : Category = Components, Item Type = Purchased, Unit of Measure = Each. 
a) Shall I create a new Unit of Measure, ex. Box8, Box10  & use it instead of  'Each' ?
b) At manufacturing button, I can't see 'simple assembly'  to create the boxes. I have FA version  2.3.4.  Or I have misunderstood it ? Can you give example for this ?
c) Assumes that the company is just TRADING company, but I still need to create BOM for the items ?

Thanks
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Re: Same product, different Item Qty - How to know Inventory?

Sorry, by simple assembly I meant Assembly.
Yes you should create new unit of measures and use these.

The Assembly is not the quite the same as the Advances Manufacturing. Just like is says, assembles some items.

Yes, you need to create a BOM for them, but you only have to do that once.

/Joe