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Introduction (Core Concepts in Production)

Why does the company need to have the Production module? …The answer is for
managing and accounting the Production. What is Production? Production is a
process of creating products. And, what is a product?

From Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_%28business%29> :

"The noun product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the
"result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce, from the
Latin prōdūce(re) '(to) lead or bring forth'."

So the Production module is used for the following purposes:

* Setting up materials (product structure) and resources (operations)
required for a product creation.
* Accounting the product production process (accounting materials and
resources required for producing a product).

In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, a product is an item of the BOM item type
(BOM – Bill of materials). Go to Inventory management > Common Forms > Item
details.

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Product

Product

Setting Up Materials Required for Product Creation (Product Structure)

Product structure contains the information about the materials that are
required for building the product.

Item of the BOM item type (product) must be associated with the Bills of
Materials.

From Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_materials> :

"The bill of materials (BOM) is a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies,
intermediate assemblies, sub-components, components, parts and the
quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product".

To view the BOM associated with the item, in the Item form, select necessary
item and click the BOM > Lines menu button.

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BOM Line form

BOM Line form

In our demo data, the 1101 item is associated with the BOM-1101-1-1 BOM. In
the BOM line form, we can see the components that are used in order to
produce the 1101 item.

Setting Up Resources Required for the Product Creation (Operations)

An operation contains information about the resources that are required for
building the product.

An item of the BOM item type must be associated with the Route. A Route
defines operations and their sequence required for producing the product.
The operation contains information about the working time and the required
resources. So, we can say that:

* BOM contains information about the materials required for building
the product.
* Route contains information about the working time and the resources
required for building the product.

Resources are presented in Microsoft Dynamics AX as work centers. In
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, a work center can be of the following types:

* Machine
* Tool
* Human
* Operator
* Vendor

To view the Route associated with the item, click the Route button in the
Item form.

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Route form

Route form

In our demo data, the 1101 item is associated with the 1001 Route. In the
Route form, we can see the operations (work centers, working time) that are
used for producing the 1101 item. We will learn how to understand the
information presented in the Route form in the next lesson.

How are the operations and the materials connected?

Each material is manually associated with a specific operation.

1. In the Item form, click the BOM > BOM lines menu button.
2. Go to the General tab and enter the necessary operation in the Oper.
No. field.

With the help of the BOM designer, do the following:

1. In the Item form, click the BOM > Designer menu item.
2. Drag and drop product materials to a specific operation.

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g> BOM designer form

BOM designer form

Accounting Product Production Process (accounting materials and resources
required for production of a product)

A production order is used for managing the product creation process. It can
be created from a sales order.

The production order follows a sequential "production life cycle". The life
cycle reflects the actual steps that are taken to manufacture an item. It
begins with the creation of a production order and ends with a finished,
manufactured item that is ready for the customer. Each step in the life
cycle requires different kinds of information.

When the production order is ended, items that will be consumed are deducted
from the inventory, the created product is added to the inventory and the
costs of materials and resources are recorded to the general ledger
accounts.

summary:

1. Production module is use for:

* Setting up materials (product structure) and resources (operations)
required for creating a product
* Accounting product production process (accounting materials and
resources required for producing a product)

2. Product is an Item of the BOM item type.
3. Product is associated with a BOM and a Route.

* Bills of Material – BOMS
A Bill of Material or a BOM defines the recipe for making a product. Think
of it as a list of ingredients which includes all the sub-assemblies,
components, and raw materials required for making a single finished product.

* Routes and Operations
A production route defines the process which is used for making a finished
product. Sequential steps, or operations, are created which describe the
Work Centres involved in the production process and how much time it takes
to carry out each operation.
* Work Centres
Work Centres represent production resources available to a company for
making products. In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, a Work Centre can be a
Machine, a Tool, a Human Operator, or a Vendor.

4. A Production order is used for managing the product creation
process.