Newbie to AX in need of help. :)
I have a finished good Z which with the following BOM line:
Item A (item line type)
Item B (bom-line type)
Item C (vendor line type)
Item B consists of raw materials B1 and B2, which are "assembled" by subcontractor. Item C is the subcontracted work, hence item type = service.
I have set up everything "correctly" so that when running Master Scheduling, a planned transfer order to subcontractor of raw materials B1 and B2 is generated. The subcontractor work is generated into a purchase order through firming of planned production order. Transferring the raw materials is relatively straight forward.
Note that there will also be 2 planned production orders i.e. for the finished good Z and for semi-manufactured Item B. Naturally the production order for semi-manufactured Item B must be finished before finished good Item Z can.
After I transfer the raw materials B1 and B2, and the subcontracted work is finished, the output would naturally be the semi-manufactured Item B. In order to finish producing the finished good Item Z, this would mean creating a transfer order of Item B back to our company from the subcontractor. My question is if this is the only way to manage this or if there is another way? Is this a limitation to AX 2009? Or does this require an integration of ERP system between our company and the subcontractor to simplify this process?
P.S. I created a subcontractor warehouse where raw materials B1 and B2 are transferred to. The receipt of these raw materials is also managed by our company which doesn't make sense because it is suppose to be the subcontractor who should do this.
Thanks in advance.
