diff --git a/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst b/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst deleted file mode 100644 index eac5e9904..000000000 --- a/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ -Subcontract the manufacturing of some products -============================================== - -Some business subcontract the production of some finished products -through subcontractors. This can be easily managed through Odoo. - -Configuration -------------- - -Go in the :menuselection:`Manufacturing --> Configuration --> Settings` and tick the box *Subcontracting*. - -.. image:: media/subcontracting01.png - :align: center - -You can now define subcontractors contacts. When you purchase or receive -products from a contact of type subcontractor, the correct stock moves -are created to represent the subcontracting of the production. - -.. image:: media/subcontracting02.png - :align: center - -The next step is to create a Bill of Material of type *subcontracted*. -In this BoM, list the components you need to supply to the -subcontractor. - -.. image:: media/subcontracting03.png - :align: center - -You can also define subcontractors on the BoM. - -- If no subcontractor is set, the BoM can be used by any subcontractor - -- If some are set, the BoM can only be used for those subcontractors - -.. image:: media/subcontracting04.png - :align: center - -The configuration part is already done! - -Receive or buy a subcontracted product --------------------------------------- - -You have two options to trigger a the subcontracting of a product: - -- Option A: You can buy the subcontracted product from your - subcontractor - -- Option B: You can directly receive the subcontracted product - -Let’s start with option A (option B is just a simpler version of it). - -Create a new purchase order. The vendor must be a subcontractor. The -unit price should be the cost you are paying to the subcontractor for -the subcontracting (it’s thus not necessarily the total cost of the -subcontracted product). - -.. image:: media/subcontracting05.png - :align: center - -The validation of the purchase order creates automatically the receipt. -Whenever you receive the product, you can validate the receipt. The -following stock moves are created: - -- For the components - - From Subcontracting To Production - -- For the subcontracted product - - From Production to Subcontracting - - From Subcontracting to Stock - -The *Subcontracting Location* represents the place where the products -are at your subcontractor’s warehouse. It is configured as an internal -location, the components that are sent to the subcontractor are still -valued in your stock. - -For option B, you simply can create the receipt manually with a partner -of type subcontractor defined on it. - -Resupply the subcontractor with the components ----------------------------------------------- - -There are 3 ways to manage the resupply of your subcontractor with the -components: - -- Manually. You simply create a delivery order on which you set the - subcontractor as partner and you choose the components to deliver - -.. image:: media/subcontracting06.png - :align: center - -- With reordering rules. You can define a reordering rule on the - Subcontracting location to ensure that they are always enough - components send to your subcontractors. - -.. image:: media/subcontracting07.png - :align: center - -- On order. You can also deliver the components to your subcontractors - each time you order a subcontracted product. For this, you need - to tick the route “Resupply Subcontractor on Order” on the - components concerned. - -.. image:: media/subcontracting08.png - :align: center