Hello Folks,
We have Advance Managment Module (AMM) how to handle this situation
On your (1st) subcontract PO, you can set the Ship-To address to be the second supplier.
They even have various searches available in the overflow menu to choose and populate the Ship-To on the PO.
You’ll then need a second PO for the 2nd subcontract op with the 2nd supplier.
I would leave special instruction with Vendor (1) that you need alerted when the shipment happens to Vendor (2)… I would also ask Vendor (2) to alert you when the part arrives. This gives you two opportunities to know when op1 is done and op2 starts.
At that point I would receive the first subcontract op back into the system and subcontract ship the 2nd one.
You MIGHT be able to do both subcontract shipments at once and receive them both back at different times. I haven’t played with that.
it’s only one subcontract operation why should we create two subcontracts?
basically, we want to be setting up a sub-contractor PO with two steps - goes to sub-contractor one, and from sub-contractor one sent directly to sub-contractor two then to factory facility
How do you plan to pay each subcontractor?
I’m not sure. Perhaps through misc invoice and payment.
If you want one subcontract operation, work with one of the suppliers to take care of both operations.
For example - if A is a machine shop and B is a plater - contract to have A provide a plated machined part - they handle the logistics for you.
A miscellaneous invoice to pay one of the suppliers would not get the subcontract cost on the job.
For subcontract POs, we need to perform a receipt entry to receive the subcontracted parts, correct?
Yes, Receipt Entry (referencing the subcontract PO) will add that PO’s value/cost to the subcontract operation (job cost) AND complete the subcontract operation.
The auditors in the room started vibrating. So, anyone can write up an amount to pay without proof of receipt?
If you’re doing it by the book the way it was designed by Epicor, you would have two subcontract operations, two purchase orders, two receipts, and two payments.
If, like Bruce suggested, you want one operation and make the first supplier manage the second operation (and probably charge a premium for it), then you can get away with the one operation. That supplier would take responsibility for the quality and logicstics of both processes.
