Phantom item: this is an
item without any physical existence: it cannot be store in a warehouse. It is
used to group components that are specified in a bill of material; it has no
routing.The dropdown Selection list lets you select the items corresponding to the chosen source. For instance, if you chose the purchased items, the search list and the functions of moving in the Items file will be limited to the purchased items.
To create an item, you must first select its source type:
•Purchased item: This item cannot have a bill of material; you must define the list of vendors that can deliver it; you must also enter a preferred vendor to order automatically.
•Manufactured item: This item has a bill of material describing the composition of the manufactured product; it must be linked to one or several routings (you will have to specify a release routing.)
• Phantom item: this is an
item without any physical existence: it cannot be store in a warehouse. It is
used to group components that are specified in a bill of material; it has no
routing.
• Not stocked item: This is
an item having no physical movement; it is linked neither to a bill of material
nor to any routing. It can be used in the bill of material to indicate
immaterial elements used in the items valorization.
• Co-product item: This is an
item that is produced automatically during the production of another item. Items
of this type are not linked to a BOM or to a routing. It can be used in the BOM
of another item.