Using Alternate Bom

It is possible the define multiple Bill of Materials for a given manufactured product, this is done by defining alternate routings and setting BOM components Only for Routing field in the Edit Bom Screen.

For example, given a product MULTIBOM that could manufactured either from 2 x MAT1, 3 x MAT2 or 1 x MAT3, 4 x MAT4 this would be configured by doing:

1. Create a routing with a product link setting the manufactured product MULTIBOM, and tasks setup as needed. This will be the default routing, and can be named as such (for example: Default routing for MULTIBOM).
2. Create another routing with a product link setting the manufactured product MULTIBOM. This will be the alternate routing, and can be named as such (for example: Alternate routing for MULTIBOM).
3. Go to the Edit Bom Screen to setup the Manufactoring BOM for MULTIBOM.
4. Create the default Bill of Material by entering:
   • Bom Type "Manufacturing Bom"
   • Product ID "MULTIBOM"
   • Product ID To "MAT1"
   • Quantity "2"
5. then
   • Bom Type "Manufacturing Bom"
   • Product ID "MULTIBOM"
   • Product ID To "MAT2"
   • Quantity "3"
6. Create the alternate Bill of Material by entering:
   • Bom Type "Manufacturing Bom"
   • Product ID "MULTIBOM"
   • Product ID To "MAT3"
   • Quantity "1"
   • Only for Routing type or find the Alternate routing for MULTIBOM created earlier
7. then
   • Bom Type "Manufacturing Bom"
   • Product ID "MULTIBOM"
   • Product ID To "MAT4"
   • Quantity "4"
   • Only for Routing type or find the Alternate routing for MULTIBOM created earlier

You can now go to the Bom Simulation Screen to check that without a given Routing Id the default bill of material is used, but when the Alternate routing for MULTIBOM created earlier is given it will show the alternate Bill of Materials.

The same applies to the Create Production Run page and its 'Routing Id field can be used to specify that the alternate routing and Bill of Materials should be used.