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The standard process for subcontracting in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations can be a challenge, and the logistical goods flow is poorly supported.

Advanced Production Control comes with a smooth logistical flow for

• Shipping materials to the subcontractor with a ship label
• Encosing a return label for the subcontractor
• Receiving the finished goods on the mobile device by the logistics department
• Changing an existing production order operation to subcontracting in one step

 

Procedure

• Pick the raw materials
• Automatically print the ship label and return label (through a custom work line step)
• Optionally set the finihed goods license plate and location (through a custom work line step)
• Pack the raw materials, enclose the return label
• Ship the raw materials with the ship label
• Receive the subcontracted (semi-) finished goods by scanning the return label (mobile device menu item)
• If the production order is reported as finished, but the purchase order line for the subcontracting service does not have status Invoiced yet, an icon Invoice expected is displayed
• Do not end the production order when the order status is Invoice expected

 

Ad hoc subcontracting

All production orders > button Route

In the production route, subcontract a specific operation through Functions, Change to subcontracted operation.

Select a resource of type vendor and a subcontracting service item.

Now, automatically:

• the operation is changed from type Standard to type Vendor
• the subcontracted item is added to the production BOM and attached to the subcontracted operation.

 

Setup

Warehouse management > Setup > Work > Custom work types

Create two new custom work types and fill these two methods, as described below.

 

Print subcontracting labels

Field	Description	Remark
Custom work type	SubconLabels	Inserts two records in license plate label tables

Description

Print subcon. label

Ship label: Raw material picking label Return label: Finished goods label. The field ProNum will be filled with the lot ID of the purchae order line with the service item

Capture data

No

Mobile device menu label

Subcon labels

The confirmation of this step can be executed automatically in the mobile device menu item, work confirmation for Custom lines

Custom method

DYSPRDSubconLabels

Use exactly this method name!

 

(Optional) Set finished goods LP and production orderr output location

Use when the receipt of the subcontracting service item should trigger the end product report as finished. This is a standard setting on the production control parameters.

Field	Description	Remark
Custom work type	SetProdLocLP	Optional: fills the production order finished goods LP and production order output location.

Description

Set location and LP on prod.order

Capture data

No

Mobile device menu label

Set loc + LP

The confirmation of this step can be executed automatically in the mobile device menu item, work confirmation for Custom lines

Custom method

DYSPRDSetProdLocLP

Exactly this method name!

 

Warehouse management > Setup > Document routing layout

For the ship label with type raw material picking, use a similar layout as normal ship labels. A ZPL example is available on request.

For the return label with type Finished goods put away, use the field Pro number $ProNum$ as a barcode. A ZPL example is available on request.

 

Warehouse management > Setup > Work > Work templates

In the work template for the Raw material picking that is used for components that must be shipped to the subcontractor, add the two custom work line steps before the last put step.

 

Warehouse management > Setup > Mobile device > Mobile device menu items

Create a mobile device menu item with Indirect activity = Receive purchase line. Use process guide = Yes. Work confirmation for Custom lines can be automatic.

Add this to the menu. Receive by scanning the lot ID (inventtransid) of the purchase order line that contains the subcontracting service.