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• no = not an Assembly
• JIT = Just in time
  • The item is never stocked
  • It can be purchased - so the Kit can be purchased from a supplier however it will explode on receipt into the components.  So a PO line for K1234 when receipted may result in picking 10 Product A and 10 Product B to put into stock
  • It can be sold - the sales order is for K1234 but the pick list will be for 10 Product A and 10 Product B - ie the pick will pick the BOM items not the SKU
• Stock = Normally held in stock. 
  • Can also be assembled from components. 
  • Will not be JIT picked - ie must be made up in advance of any pick
• KIT = Normally not stocked however Finished kits can be stocked
  • Kits can be either
    • Fixed Bill of Materials (with alternate items for items not always in stock)
      • Can build a number of assembled items directly from the Assembled product tab if enough components exist (Journals may be created which may affect the average cost of the kit).  The Calc button will show expected cost of an assembly before it is built.
    • Variable bill of materials (some items optional) - see Managing Configurable Products - Setups explained
• Recipe = Manufactured Items with a batch size produced from the components
  • The key difference with a KIT is that the recipe is not rigid with the required amounts but is more of an expected amount and can scale up and down easily
  • Recipes may also allow material substitutions during manufacturing - ie instead of raw cashew nuts use roasted cashew nuts
• Pack = SKU's that may also be broken down into components for orders
  • ie a carton of 10 items may be purchased, stocked and sold predominantly in the carton of 10 as 1 carton
  • however if only 2 are sold the system will auto break a carton into 10 components and pick 2 from the resulting 10

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