Inventory Item Used
Inventory Item Used answers one question: which products is this component part of? Select an item and the screen shows the parent items whose bills of materials call for it — the fastest way to see what a shortage will hold up before it holds it up.
Where to find it
Go to Manufacturing > Inventory Item Used.
How to use it
Select an item. The parent items that use it are listed automatically — there is no search button to press.
What it is for
| Situation | What this tells you |
|---|---|
| A component is out of stock | Which finished products cannot be made until it arrives. |
| A supplier raises a price | Every product whose cost is about to move. |
| A part is being discontinued | Which BOMs need reworking before the last of it runs out. |
| A quality problem is found | Which production runs could be affected. |
Check this before changing or deleting a component item. A part that looks unused on its own may sit inside several bills of materials, and removing it breaks every one of them.
Inventory in a manufacturing business
Stock here covers three states — raw materials waiting to be issued, work in progress sitting against open work orders, and finished goods ready to sell. This screen deals with the first: which raw materials feed which products.
Related pages
- BOM — the recipes this reads from
- New BOM — changing a recipe
- Inventory Movements — what is actually in stock
- Work Orders — production waiting on materials