Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice

Thanks again Rob. I will do some experimentation and see how I get
on...

We are on 8.03.305K, and have NO plans to upgrade to 8.03.4xx any
time soon. We are upgrading from a home grown system ( which I
developed over 15-years ), and the biggest challenge for us is moving
from a non-MRP, batch build system to an MRP based one. If we had a
system that was unstable we wouldn't know if any strange results were
down to us or down to the system itself. That would be dreadful!

Thanks again for your input...

Nick



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Robert Brown <robertb_versa@...>
wrote:
>
> Vantage is a little quirky in that (base app) Job Entry doesn't
allow you to edit ALL job detail data. (You can customize job entry
to open up more of these read only or totally hidden details to
editing if you wish.)
>
> I recommend focusing on experimentation with MoM detail set up &
then pull those details into Jobs to see if you are getting the
behavior you desire after each experimental change to the MoM
structures.
>
> Also, if you happen to be on the disastrous (bug laden) release
404B, you might want to consider delay your experimentation until you
are assured 405 is safe to install and you have done so.
>
> 404B is such an irresponsible mess of a release, you will have
difficulty determining if the behavior you are experiencing is a
result of bugs or is actual behavior you can rely upon.
>
> Rob Brown
>
> --- On Sat, 6/28/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...> wrote:
> From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...>
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 2:46 AM
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>
> Thanks Rob, I guess I just need to keep playing around
with Vantage
>
> in our test environment so as to fully understand the logic. We
>
> encountered a problem yesterday where Vantage didn't seem to like a
>
> non-pulled child assembly being part of a pulled parent. The job
BOM
>
> only appeared correct when the parent and the child where all set
as
>
> pulled. To make matters worse we were re-engineering an existing (
un-
>
> released ) job bom, so perhaps the problem was associated with this
>
> process. Thanks for your input.
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups .com, Robert Brown <robertb_versa@ ...>
>
> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Pull & View as assembly is not an all (in the multi-level BOM
>
> structure) or nothing decision. You can choose to set only certain
>
> BOM levels to be pull and or view as assembly.
>
> >
>
> > We set our Make Direct (non-stock/phantom) Part BOM structures as
>
> both Pull & view as assembly (only through the phantom levels) so
>
> that make to order assembly jobs (the bulk of our business)
>
> generate 'flattened out details.
>
> >
>
> > As we migrate to lean and kan-ban, our plan is to convert the
>
> highly repetitive, preproduced to informal kan-ban subassemblies to
>
> stocked/non- phantom and adjust the MoMs they are used in so they
are
>
> not pull & view as assembly.
>
> >
>
> > I believe Engineer to order companies might use a variation of
this
>
> if they desire one big 'project' job with multiple processing legs
in
>
> the massive job. In this scenario, I believe they would set up the
>
> subassemblies as View as assembly (and they would be non-
phantoms) .
>
> >
>
> > Perhaps someone who does business in an ETO type of environment
>
> could expound on that as I'm going from memory.
>
> >
>
> > Rob Brown.
>
> >
>
> > --- On Fri, 6/27/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@ .> wrote:
>
> > From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@ .>
>
> > Subject: [Vantage] Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice
>
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups .com
>
> > Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:09 AM
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> > Can anyone tell me if you are making use of the pull-
as-
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> assembly
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> >
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> > option within the BOM detail...?
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > We are going through the latter stages of 8.03 implementation,
and
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> >
>
> > have entered a few jobs with pull-as-assembly sub-assemblies.
>
> >
>
> > Initially I thought this was a good idea, however as our Vantage
>
> >
>
> > understanding grows, we are finding it restrictive to have sub-
>
> >
>
> > assemblies set this way. It seems to restrict flexibility.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Even where jobs are for batch built product we still have a
desire
>
> to
>
> >
>
> > manage sub-assemblies differently to the parent ( i.e. different
>
> MRP
>
> >
>
> > rules etc. ) and the pull-as-assembly feature seems to make life
>
> more
>
> >
>
> > difficult.
>
> >
>
> >
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> >
>
> > I wondered if people are configuring BOMS using this option, and
in
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> >
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> > what circumstances you make use of it ?
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> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Also, can I ask: If a parent assembly is defined as pull-as-
>
> assembly,
>
> >
>
> > then all child assemblies must follow suit and also be set to
pull-
>
> as-
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> >
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> > assembly ?
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> > Thanks,
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> > Nick Taylor
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> >
>
Can anyone tell me if you are making use of the pull-as-assembly
option within the BOM detail...?

We are going through the latter stages of 8.03 implementation, and
have entered a few jobs with pull-as-assembly sub-assemblies.
Initially I thought this was a good idea, however as our Vantage
understanding grows, we are finding it restrictive to have sub-
assemblies set this way. It seems to restrict flexibility.

Even where jobs are for batch built product we still have a desire to
manage sub-assemblies differently to the parent ( i.e. different MRP
rules etc. ) and the pull-as-assembly feature seems to make life more
difficult.

I wondered if people are configuring BOMS using this option, and in
what circumstances you make use of it ?

Also, can I ask: If a parent assembly is defined as pull-as-assembly,
then all child assemblies must follow suit and also be set to pull-as-
assembly ?

Thanks,

Nick Taylor
Pull & View as assembly is not an all (in the multi-level BOM structure) or nothing decision. You can choose to set only certain BOM levels to be pull and or view as assembly.

We set our Make Direct (non-stock/phantom) Part BOM structures as both Pull & view as assembly (only through the phantom levels) so that make to order assembly jobs (the bulk of our business) generate 'flattened out details.

As we migrate to lean and kan-ban, our plan is to convert the highly repetitive, preproduced to informal kan-ban subassemblies to stocked/non-phantom and adjust the MoMs they are used in so they are not pull & view as assembly.

I believe Engineer to order companies might use a variation of this if they desire one big 'project' job with multiple processing legs in the massive job. In this scenario, I believe they would set up the subassemblies as View as assembly (and they would be non-phantoms).

Perhaps someone who does business in an ETO type of environment could expound on that as I'm going from memory.

Rob Brown.

--- On Fri, 6/27/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...> wrote:
From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...>
Subject: [Vantage] Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:09 AM











Can anyone tell me if you are making use of the pull-as-assembly

option within the BOM detail...?



We are going through the latter stages of 8.03 implementation, and

have entered a few jobs with pull-as-assembly sub-assemblies.

Initially I thought this was a good idea, however as our Vantage

understanding grows, we are finding it restrictive to have sub-

assemblies set this way. It seems to restrict flexibility.



Even where jobs are for batch built product we still have a desire to

manage sub-assemblies differently to the parent ( i.e. different MRP

rules etc. ) and the pull-as-assembly feature seems to make life more

difficult.



I wondered if people are configuring BOMS using this option, and in

what circumstances you make use of it ?



Also, can I ask: If a parent assembly is defined as pull-as-assembly,

then all child assemblies must follow suit and also be set to pull-as-

assembly ?



Thanks,



Nick Taylor
Thanks Rob, I guess I just need to keep playing around with Vantage
in our test environment so as to fully understand the logic. We
encountered a problem yesterday where Vantage didn't seem to like a
non-pulled child assembly being part of a pulled parent. The job BOM
only appeared correct when the parent and the child where all set as
pulled. To make matters worse we were re-engineering an existing ( un-
released ) job bom, so perhaps the problem was associated with this
process. Thanks for your input.


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Robert Brown <robertb_versa@...>
wrote:
>
> Pull & View as assembly is not an all (in the multi-level BOM
structure) or nothing decision. You can choose to set only certain
BOM levels to be pull and or view as assembly.
>
> We set our Make Direct (non-stock/phantom) Part BOM structures as
both Pull & view as assembly (only through the phantom levels) so
that make to order assembly jobs (the bulk of our business)
generate 'flattened out details.
>
> As we migrate to lean and kan-ban, our plan is to convert the
highly repetitive, preproduced to informal kan-ban subassemblies to
stocked/non-phantom and adjust the MoMs they are used in so they are
not pull & view as assembly.
>
> I believe Engineer to order companies might use a variation of this
if they desire one big 'project' job with multiple processing legs in
the massive job. In this scenario, I believe they would set up the
subassemblies as View as assembly (and they would be non-phantoms).
>
> Perhaps someone who does business in an ETO type of environment
could expound on that as I'm going from memory.
>
> Rob Brown.
>
> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...> wrote:
> From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...>
> Subject: [Vantage] Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:09 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Can anyone tell me if you are making use of the pull-as-
assembly
>
> option within the BOM detail...?
>
>
>
> We are going through the latter stages of 8.03 implementation, and
>
> have entered a few jobs with pull-as-assembly sub-assemblies.
>
> Initially I thought this was a good idea, however as our Vantage
>
> understanding grows, we are finding it restrictive to have sub-
>
> assemblies set this way. It seems to restrict flexibility.
>
>
>
> Even where jobs are for batch built product we still have a desire
to
>
> manage sub-assemblies differently to the parent ( i.e. different
MRP
>
> rules etc. ) and the pull-as-assembly feature seems to make life
more
>
> difficult.
>
>
>
> I wondered if people are configuring BOMS using this option, and in
>
> what circumstances you make use of it ?
>
>
>
> Also, can I ask: If a parent assembly is defined as pull-as-
assembly,
>
> then all child assemblies must follow suit and also be set to pull-
as-
>
> assembly ?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Nick Taylor
>
Vantage is a little quirky in that (base app) Job Entry doesn't allow you to edit ALL job detail data. (You can customize job entry to open up more of these read only or totally hidden details to editing if you wish.)

I recommend focusing on experimentation with MoM detail set up & then pull those details into Jobs to see if you are getting the behavior you desire after each experimental change to the MoM structures.

Also, if you happen to be on the disastrous (bug laden) release 404B, you might want to consider delay your experimentation until you are assured 405 is safe to install and you have done so.

404B is such an irresponsible mess of a release, you will have difficulty determining if the behavior you are experiencing is a result of bugs or is actual behavior you can rely upon.

Rob Brown

--- On Sat, 6/28/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...> wrote:
From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@...>
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 2:46 AM











Thanks Rob, I guess I just need to keep playing around with Vantage

in our test environment so as to fully understand the logic. We

encountered a problem yesterday where Vantage didn't seem to like a

non-pulled child assembly being part of a pulled parent. The job BOM

only appeared correct when the parent and the child where all set as

pulled. To make matters worse we were re-engineering an existing ( un-

released ) job bom, so perhaps the problem was associated with this

process. Thanks for your input.



--- In vantage@yahoogroups .com, Robert Brown <robertb_versa@ ...>

wrote:

>

> Pull & View as assembly is not an all (in the multi-level BOM

structure) or nothing decision. You can choose to set only certain

BOM levels to be pull and or view as assembly.

>

> We set our Make Direct (non-stock/phantom) Part BOM structures as

both Pull & view as assembly (only through the phantom levels) so

that make to order assembly jobs (the bulk of our business)

generate 'flattened out details.

>

> As we migrate to lean and kan-ban, our plan is to convert the

highly repetitive, preproduced to informal kan-ban subassemblies to

stocked/non- phantom and adjust the MoMs they are used in so they are

not pull & view as assembly.

>

> I believe Engineer to order companies might use a variation of this

if they desire one big 'project' job with multiple processing legs in

the massive job. In this scenario, I believe they would set up the

subassemblies as View as assembly (and they would be non-phantoms) .

>

> Perhaps someone who does business in an ETO type of environment

could expound on that as I'm going from memory.

>

> Rob Brown.

>

> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@.. .> wrote:

> From: nmtaylor1969 <n.taylor@.. .>

> Subject: [Vantage] Pull-As-Assembly / Logic / Best Practice

> To: vantage@yahoogroups .com

> Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:09 AM

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Can anyone tell me if you are making use of the pull-as-

assembly

>

> option within the BOM detail...?

>

>

>

> We are going through the latter stages of 8.03 implementation, and

>

> have entered a few jobs with pull-as-assembly sub-assemblies.

>

> Initially I thought this was a good idea, however as our Vantage

>

> understanding grows, we are finding it restrictive to have sub-

>

> assemblies set this way. It seems to restrict flexibility.

>

>

>

> Even where jobs are for batch built product we still have a desire

to

>

> manage sub-assemblies differently to the parent ( i.e. different

MRP

>

> rules etc. ) and the pull-as-assembly feature seems to make life

more

>

> difficult.

>

>

>

> I wondered if people are configuring BOMS using this option, and in

>

> what circumstances you make use of it ?

>

>

>

> Also, can I ask: If a parent assembly is defined as pull-as-

assembly,

>

> then all child assemblies must follow suit and also be set to pull-

as-

>

> assembly ?

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> Nick Taylor

>