Assemblies can be used to create finished Products as well as packaged products. In this article a packaged product that will be Assembled from individual Products already existing in Inventory. Scenarios where the Assembly function would work well include but are not limited to;

• finished products from parts, including mechanical or electronic
• packaged products from individual products; gift packs, electronics, mechanical
• finished products that include a portion of an Inventory such as pre-packaged frozen meals or pre-packaged spices
• pre-packaged products from Inventory that was received in a different packaged form (for example a pre-packaged product consisting of 3 batteries that was received from the Supplier in 4 piece Packages)

Any scenarios where individual products are being used to create a finished product will mean that each individual product will need to be a part of the Inventory as well as having the finished product as well.

The view of the Product listing is shown below with the necessary information highlighted.

The Assembly screen has several fields that will need to be specified to establish the parameters of your finished Product. In this case you will see one product listed that came from a pre-packaged product.

Choose the parts from the drop down field labeled Products. You have the same search tool as you will in many other fields in Tradepoint.

Since the finished product has fewer items in it that in the product from the supplier you will notice that .75 of the product will be used for the finished product. As a result Tradepoint will calculate this based on the .75 of the one product will be what goes into the finished Product. there fore the Inventory that will be left over will reflect the remaining .25 for and Assembled items in the future.

When you have set up your finished product that will be assembled click on the Assembly icon  and then follow the prompts in the wizard. Inventory will be calculated based on the parameters set on the screen you see above. if there is not enough Inventory you will be notified with the current levels and options to bring in more of the part necessary to Assemble the completed Product.

The New Inventory will be added automatically to the specified warehouse and the Assembled Products will show in the Inventory within that Warehouse.