# Solve a problem and win a crate o' beer

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**Created:** 2001-02-15 11:25 UTC
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**Replies:** 1
**URL:** https://www.epiusers.help/t/solve-a-problem-and-win-a-crate-o-beer/2240

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## Post #1 by @system

<div id="ygrps-yiv-258745830">Version 5 is going to permit &quot;Indivisible Units&quot;.  Their definition (You can<br/>
now set up indivisible units or parts.  For example, if a box has 1000 parts<br/>
and 1200 are sold, the sale requires two boxes, not 1.2&quot; )  I would guess<br/>
that that would go to &quot;1&quot; if you needed LESS than a whole unit.  In your<br/>
SALVAGE are set up a part number to recover that partial sheet.  Make that<br/>
part number an idivisible unit, set a standard cost.  VIOLA your costs are<br/>
tracked with a minimum of management.<br/>
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And I prefer single malt scotch.<br/>
<br/>
Shirley Graver<br/>
(End User)<br/>
Sys Admin<br/>
Rubber associates Inc.<br/>
Cleveland/Akron<br/>
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  Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:24 AM<br/>
  To: Vantage Mailing List<br/>
  Subject: [Vantage] solve a problem and win a crate o&#39; beer<br/>
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<br/>
  well I might just send one if anyone can answer this one for me... ;-)<br/>
<br/>
  ok, here goes...<br/>
<br/>
  has anyone figured out how to do material optimisation in Vantage yet?<br/>
<br/>
  I&#39;m sure there must be a good approach, but I haven&#39;t figured it out yet -<br/>
  I&#39;m just looking at dimension tracking as the easiest way.  My previous<br/>
  thought was to do a set of calculations in Product Configurator, but I&#39;m<br/>
  going off the idea as being a lot to put in place and a lot to manage.<br/>
<br/>
  So, If I use 2/3rds of a sheet (in our case, MDF or chipboard, in most<br/>
  folks&#39; case I appreciate it is sheet metal), that leaves a third that I<br/>
can<br/>
  put back into inventory.  Then I come to make something that requires less<br/>
  than a third of a sheet, how does that get pulled out of inventory, and<br/>
  secondly, how is that carried through to job costing?<br/>
<br/>
  Also is this process mimicked at quoting stage so that I can get accurate<br/>
  costs to the customer?<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
  Thanks for any help on this, it&#39;s probably my biggest headache with the<br/>
  system.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
  Anton Wilson,<br/>
  Systems Analyst,<br/>
  Deanestor Healthcare<br/>
  www.deanestor.co.uk<br/>
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## Post #2 by @system

<div id="ygrps-yiv-1294581932">well I might just send one if anyone can answer this one for me... ;-)<br/>
<br/>
ok, here goes...<br/>
<br/>
has anyone figured out how to do material optimisation in Vantage yet?<br/>
<br/>
I&#39;m sure there must be a good approach, but I haven&#39;t figured it out yet -<br/>
I&#39;m just looking at dimension tracking as the easiest way.  My previous<br/>
thought was to do a set of calculations in Product Configurator, but I&#39;m<br/>
going off the idea as being a lot to put in place and a lot to manage.<br/>
<br/>
So, If I use 2/3rds of a sheet (in our case, MDF or chipboard, in most<br/>
folks&#39; case I appreciate it is sheet metal), that leaves a third that I can<br/>
put back into inventory.  Then I come to make something that requires less<br/>
than a third of a sheet, how does that get pulled out of inventory, and<br/>
secondly, how is that carried through to job costing?<br/>
<br/>
Also is this process mimicked at quoting stage so that I can get accurate<br/>
costs to the customer?<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Thanks for any help on this, it&#39;s probably my biggest headache with the<br/>
system.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Anton Wilson,<br/>
Systems Analyst,<br/>
Deanestor Healthcare<br/>
www.deanestor.co.uk</div>

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