Common when purchasing one SKU that is then broken down into smaller SKU's for sale.
Assembly type of "Pack" is a special assembly
- There can only be one component (with whatever required multiple)
Packs are used when purchased quantities are broken into a different SKU (the component).
When a sales order is for the component - and only the PACK is in stock - the system will know the component is available and will break the number of packs required as part of the picking process.
Example
- 10 cartons of paper cups are in the warehouse - SKU = "Cup1Carton"
- The carton is an Assembly of type PACK
- The components of the Pack = 20 x SKU "Cup1Sleeve" = sleeves of 100 that may be sold
- A sales order for 15x SKU "Cup1Sleeve" - shows the component is in stock although no component stock exists in the warehouse.
- The pick process indicates to the picker using a colour that a carton will need to be opened
- The pick qty of 15 is entered
- The resulting stock in the warehouse is 9 x "Cup1Carton" + 5 x "Cup1Sleeve"