MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

12 MFG/PRO USER GUIDE — MANUFACTURING
Ï See Chapter 4,
“Formula/
Process,” on
page 43.
Table 2.1
Product Structure
for Sunglasses with
Coated Lenses
Introduction
Product structures and formulas are much like the list of ingredients for a
recipe—they indicate the components and quantities needed to make a
product. Unlike a recipe, in many cases, these documents also list the
ingredients for each component. Graphically, if a formula or product
structure is considered in its entirety, it looks like a tree, with the parent
item at the top (level 0) and all the components branching off down to the
raw material level (levels 1, 2, 3, and so on).
In MFG/PRO, product structures are recorded as single-level
relationships between parent (or higher-level items) and component
items. For formulas, these would be the relationships between products
and ingredients.
Product structures are modular. Separate structures are entered for
finished goods and lower-level assemblies or intermediate products. So, a
component in a higher-level structure might be a parent in a lower-level
structure. Looking in the other direction, a parent in a lower-level
structure can be a component in a higher-level structure. MFG/PRO can
display product structures as either indented, multilevel bills of material
or as single-level bills.
This chapter uses an example of a manufactured product with both a
product structure and a formula: sports sunglasses with specially coated
lenses.
Viewed from the top, three components make up the parent product: a
frame assembly, a left lens, and a right lens. Each component has its own
structure. The frame assembly includes a lens frame, left and right sides,
and so on. Table 2.1 illustrates this two-level product structure.
Frame Assembly Left Lens Right Lens
Lens frame Lens blank Lens blank
Left temple Tint Tint
Left hinge kit
Right temple
Right hinge kit
Screws (2)
Adhesive
Coating Coating