diff --git a/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst b/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..eac5e9904 --- /dev/null +++ b/manufacturing/management/subcontracting.rst @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +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