We sell a part to multiple branches of a customer and one of them is international. Because of this, they have different prices and we have to package the exported one differently.
During our implementation we’re looking to fix this to have the export’s packaging be a stock item and record a cost against it, as in our current system it is not stocked or recorded anywhere. What would be the best way to go about doing this?
Due to the nature of the customer we need the costing to be part of the item so it can’t be treated as a misc charge etc. Our current Epicor setup has the branches as different customers (this isn’t changing) and part has a price list for each.
Would best course of action be something simple like setting up a new part with the same cust xref with the packaging as an extra step in the MOM? Seems a little messy this way but it seems the most surefire way, hoping there’s simply something we don’t know as usual
The duplicate part with added MOM step right? Was hoping to avoid this as it seems a bit roundabout/extra, but potential needs potentially must. I’ll see if this method is accepted, thanks
Another option if you are making direct is use the same part number but a different Rev or an Alt Method on that rev. You would need to possibly write a bpm to make sure that for that customer (or ship to) , you always use a particular method.
I would only use this a possible solution if you are not standard cost. If you are standard cost you will have to use a new part number to capture the cost difference.
For a domestic and international version of the same product, you could create a common manufactured subassembly and then use separate finished goods for each packaging variation.
The manufactured subassembly should contain all production operations and materials. Then create two parent parts: one for the domestic finished good and one for the international finished good. At the parent level, the only operation would be Packaging.
Each parent part would contain:
The manufactured subassembly as a material.
The packaging-specific materials required for that finished good (boxes, labels, manuals, etc.).
This structure allows manufacturing changes to be maintained in a single location. If the product design or manufacturing process changes in the future, updates only need to be made to the subassembly and will automatically apply to both finished goods. At the same time, domestic and international packaging requirements can be managed independently.
Example:
Manufactured Subassembly
SUB-1000
- All manufacturing operations
- All production materials
Domestic Finished Good
FG-1000-DOM
Operation:
- Packaging
Materials:
- SUB-1000
- Domestic packaging materials
International Finished Good
FG-1000-INT
Operation:
- Packaging
Materials:
- SUB-1000
- International packaging materials
This approach avoids maintaining duplicate manufacturing methods while still providing separate inventory, costing, and packaging requirements for the domestic and international finished goods.