Looking for creative ideas/solutions/workarounds
Job has 1 subassembly and then 2 more operations on Asm0. Subassembly operation has already completed so the WIP has moved to op 10 on Asm0. Now we decide we actually want to subcontract Asm0/op 10. Can’t change op 10 to a subcontract operation so we add a new subcontract operation. But we can’t delete the old op 10 because it has WIP. The WIP move screen doesn’t allow moving the WIP from op 10 to the new subcontract operation, which makes sense because material is supposed to go to a subcontract operation via a purchase order.
So now what do we do to get the subassembly moved to the subcontract operation and delete the existing non-subcontract operation?
My initial answer was, decide whether you will subcontract before starting the job, but given scheduling constraints, that isn’t possible - work on the subassembly may be done 4+ weeks ahead of the rest of the work and the subcontracting decision may not be made until that week based on workload.
My next answer was, just write a separate PO to the vendor for the subcontract labor, but report the quantity on the existing non-subcontract operation, and then do a job cost adjustement for the labor after the fact. Not a very nice solution either.
Is there a better way? Support’s answer was, recall the labor on the subassembly. Adjust the WIP to 0. Remove the subassembly from the job. Make a new make to stock job for the subassembly. Re-report the labor on the new job and receive the subassembly to stock. Re-add the subassembly as a material on the subcontract operation. I don’t even know if this would work but I have no interest in trying for obvious reasons.