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

If a single company manufactures the whole product, each structure has
its own specific manufacturing steps.
• Assemble frames.
• Grind lenses to size, polish, tint, and coat.
• Assemble sunglasses from frames and lenses.
Or the company might buy the frames, only doing lens grinding, coating,
and final assembly. Because it might be necessary to ensure a supply of
spare screws, the frame can have its own product structure so the product
structure reports show which frames require these screws.
You can enter product structures for purchased products without affecting
planning or product costing programs. This way, you can use all the
product structure reporting tools for component and parent items,
regardless of the source of the items.
The system also uses product structure records to store alternate bills of
material, planning bills, and configuration bills. Separate these from
standard bills by using a structure code.
Figure 2.1 shows data records associated with product structures and
formulas that are discussed in this chapter. Not every system uses all of
these.
Alternate
Structures
BOMs/
Formula
Codes
Product
Structures/
Formulas
Substitute
Items
PRODUCT STRUCTURES 13
Ï See “BOM
Codes” on
page 14.
Fig. 2.1
Product Structure/
Formula Flow