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Assembly and BoM Management.
Creating and Managing Assembly Specifications and BoMs.

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Merlin MRP Factory 9 Assemblies and BoMs

1: This is the first Screen you see when you open Assemblies and BoMs Management.. This is a list of all your current Assembly Specifications. This is a list of all your current Assemblies and Subassemblies.

You must have one record card for each Assembly and Subassembly you intend to manufacture. To edit an existing Assembly, locate and click it in the list and you will see the Record Card. To Add a new Assembly Definition Record Card, click the NEW RECORD button.

This takes you to Step 2.

2: Assembly Specification Record Card Data Entry.

When you click the NEW RECORD button or the EDIT RECORD button, you will be automatically taken to this screen. Either way, note how the function of some buttons changes when you enter Edit mode.

Enter the information as required, Tabbing from field to field. Build Time is the number of days required to complete a typical Manufacturing Run. This is overridden by the actual Process Time in minutes per individual Assembly if you include Process Items (see below) in your BoM, which will be multiplied by the number of Assemblies in the Production Run.

Tick the Process Flow? box if this assembly is produced on a Production Line, where the first Process Item bay physically hands-off to the next bay along the line as each item is processed, and so on, as apposed to a static production bay or workstation where the entire assembly is built.

A % Wastage figure should be applied if you are producing something liquid or granular, for example, where not every last bit of product can be packed. This will allow for the wastage, when allocating and issuing materials.

The Jobs Running field shows the number of open Jobs currently running for this Assembly. You will not be able to edit the Assembly or its BoM until all running Jobs are closed.

Route is the Shop Floor Route that should be used for this Assembly. Parents shows the number of Assemblies in which this Assembly is a Subassembly. The Parents tab will list these. Conversely, Children shows the number of Assemblies which are Subassemblies within this Assembly, and the Children tab will list these.

When you have SAVED or viewed this Assembly Definition you will be warned if there is No BoM for it. Time to click the Edit BoM button, which takes you to Step 3.

3: Bill of Materials (BoM) Management.

This is the screen that lists all the items in your BoM for this Assembly. If you have just Created a New Assembly, of course it will be empty. Time to add BoM Items. Click NEW RECORD to add each New BoM Item (or EDIT RECORD to amend an existing BoM Item).

Note that if you have a zero-quantity item on your BoM, this will be highlighted in red.
If you have Manufacturing Process items on your BoM, the Set SHOP FLOOR SEQUENCE button will be visible, and you can click this to check that the production sequence is correct, and follow the directions to Rearrange SF Sequence if this is not the case.

This takes you to Step 4

4: Adding New Items to your BoM

This is where you enter the data for a single BoM Item. Most of this information on this screen is system generated as you go. Essentially, you need only to enter the Part No., selecting from the drop-down list, and, Tabbing through the data fields, the Quantity for one Assembly.

However, Merlin MRP Factory 9 has a nice, easy and fool proof system for you. Whilst in EDIT mode click the Select BoM Item tab and proceed to Step 5.

5: Including an Item for your BoM from the Select BoM Item tab.

This is a list of all the Manufacturing Resource Items that are not already on this BoM. This prevents you from accidentally picking the same component more than once! Simply scroll down the list until you find the BoM Item you wish to add, and click it.

Having clicked the Item you want, you will be returned to the previous screen, with all the item details entered for your selection. All you need to do is enter the Quantity per Assembly, and click SAVE RECORD, or, as ever, REVERT if you wish to abort the entry.

Repeat this step for each item you need to add until your Kit List is complete. If you have subassemblies in your top-level assembly, you will need to repeat this exercise from Step 1 for each of them. It is a good idea to work up from the bottom of the subassembly tree, so that everything is in place as you need it.

Make sure that each subassembly has its own Resource Record Card, as do all of the items you will be adding to its BoM. Your Assembly will then be good to go!

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