can you do bom simulation for configurable product?

[Si Chen <si...@opensourcestrategies.com>]

Is it possible to do a BOM simulation for a configurable product like PC001?

Si

Re: can you do bom simulation for configurable product?

[Jonathon -- Improov <jo...@improov.com>]

Jacopo,

I don't see a problem with checking stock availability via getting the components from the 
production run (Job Shop), and doing a hand-calculated BOM simulation. Every production run is 
linked to a sales order, so we know exactly what configuration ties to which sales order.

Well, I suppose it'd be nice to be able to key in some popular configuration and have BOM 
simulation tell me if I'm adequately stocked to meet popular demand.

Jonathon

Jacopo Cappellato wrote:
> Right now it's not possible: in fact, for configurable product like 
> PC001, there is no predefined BOM; the components are defined by the 
> selections done during order entry.
> 
> As a side note, and this could be of interest to others that are 
> studying the supported features of this special type of products, the 
> ordered configurations are not saved anywhere: unfortunately this part 
> of the process has never been completed (even if the entities to store 
> the information have been drafted out and are in svn) and so the only 
> way to get the selections (for a particular configuration) done during 
> order entry is by looking at the components of the production run.
> 
> It would be really nice to see this stuff completed, even if it is well 
> suited for some special types of business.
> 
> Jacopo
> 
> Si Chen wrote:
>> Is it possible to do a BOM simulation for a configurable product like 
>> PC001?
>>
>> Si
> 
> 

Re: can you do bom simulation for configurable product?

[Jacopo Cappellato <ti...@sastau.it>]

Right now it's not possible: in fact, for configurable product like 
PC001, there is no predefined BOM; the components are defined by the 
selections done during order entry.

As a side note, and this could be of interest to others that are 
studying the supported features of this special type of products, the 
ordered configurations are not saved anywhere: unfortunately this part 
of the process has never been completed (even if the entities to store 
the information have been drafted out and are in svn) and so the only 
way to get the selections (for a particular configuration) done during 
order entry is by looking at the components of the production run.

It would be really nice to see this stuff completed, even if it is well 
suited for some special types of business.

Jacopo

Si Chen wrote:
> Is it possible to do a BOM simulation for a configurable product like 
> PC001?
> 
> Si