Two Types of Assembly Work Orders
There are two types of assembly work orders you can use:
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Special Order Work Orders
Special order work orders track assemblies to be built for a particular sale. The work order can be linked to the originating sale.
Sold assembly items where member items are in stock but not finished goods, NetSuite adds a work order to the work order creation queue. Based on the amount of finished product needed for the order, member items are committed to the work order to build the finished assemblies.
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Production Work Orders
Production work orders track assemblies that need to be built to increase stock and are not intended for a particular sale. Production work orders are not linked to a sales order and have no customer assignment.
Production work orders are generated when the back ordered quantity of an assembly reaches its assigned build point. After the build point is reached, NetSuite adds a work order in the Mass Create Work Orders queue.
For each work order, a bill of materials (BOM) is generated to facilitate picking member items for the build. When this work order completes, the regular stock level of the assembly increases and the finished goods are committed to open sales orders.
Both production and special order work orders use the same Work Order transaction record in NetSuite. A work order can be entered individually, or be automatically added to the work order creation queue based on inventory settings, as described below:
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Entering Individual Work Orders
You can enter work orders for assemblies one at a time. They can be special order or production work orders. For more information, see Entering an Individual Work Order.
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Mass Creating Work Orders
After an assembly item reaches its assigned build point, NetSuite adds a work order in the Mass Create Work Orders queue. The work order's suggested quantity restores the item's preferred stock level. For more information, see Mass Creating Work Orders.
Warning:Automatically creating seven hundred plus special work orders can impact system processing.
The following is true for both types of work order forms. If you check the Mark Sub-Assemblies Phantom box, member items that are assemblies themselves are also built to complete the work order.
If you use the Work Orders and Demand Planning features, see Work Orders and Sub-Assemblies.
You can also create a work order for an assembly item when you add it to a sales order. When you select an assembly on a sales order, check the Create WO box. When the order is saved or approved, NetSuite adds a work order to the Mass Create Work Order queue. For more information, see Marking Assemblies to Create Work Orders. After work orders are entered, completing an assembly build for the work order closes the order.