Purchased – shown as P in lists (P-part)

These are parts that are purchased and not manufactured. No structural explosions (breakdowns) are made for purchased parts during order registration or calculations. Purchased parts often have the lot sizing rule L (Lot-for-lot).

You can create a preparation or calculation for a purchased part. If so, a warning appears informing you that it is a purchased part.

A new part is assigned the part type Purchased by default. To change the part type, you can just enter the first letter of the part type, or select it from the drop-down list box.

Manufactured - shown as M in lists (M-part)

A manufactured part is usually the top level in a structure. When it is incorporated into a higher level part it will be manufactured in lot sizes that coincide with the higher level requirement. In other words, it is not manufactured for inventory. Manufactured parts always have the lot sizing rule L (Lot-for-lot). Please see the difference between a Stocked manufactured part.

Stocked - shown as S in lists (S-part)

A stocked part is a manufactured part that is incorporated in a higher level part, a so-called “semi-finished product”. A manufactured part that is stocked but is not incorporated into a higher level part does not have to be labeled a stocked part. Stocked manufactured parts are usually manufactured in larger lot sizes than the higher level requirement. Stocked manufactured parts often have the lot sizing rule F (Fixed quantity).

During the structural explosion of a part in connection with a manufacturing order, M-parts are exploded on all levels, while S-parts and P-parts only create a reservation.

During calculations an explosion of all levels is made for M-parts, and a calculation is made for the selected lot size; but for S-parts a calculation is loaded or made for a lot size that has been entered for the part (Economic Order Quantity = EOQ)

However, in both cases you can force an explosion of the part.

Fictitious - shown as F in lists (F-part)

A fictitious part is a part that does not physically exists, you cannot have a balance for a fictitious part. However, in connection with purchasing and sales, you can obtain statistics for a fictitious part. There are different ways of using fictitious parts in the system.

During purchasing and sales, a fictitious part can be used to create part lots. A BOM list is configured for the fictitious part using Preparation. When purchase orders or customer orders are registered, order rows for all the incorporated parts are generated.

By using the setting Set Price on Fictitious Parts in Customer / Purchase Orders?, under Fictitious Parts under the System tab in the Settings procedure, you can determine whether the fictitious part shall have price = zero and instead show the prices from the incorporated parts on the order rows, or the fictitious part shall have price on the order row and the incorporated parts shall have price = zero.

For manufacturing orders you can build up modules and supplements that are used to create preparations as "alternate preparations" and especially adapted customer-specific structures. When creating manufacturing orders, the incorporated operations and material for the fictitious part are moved up one level. Fictitious parts often have the lot sizing rule L (Lot-for-lot).

If you change the part type to F, the stock update will be removed automatically. However, if the part type is changed from F the stock update will not be activated automatically but must be activated manually.

Packaging - shown as G in lists (G-part)

There are two types of packaging parts. First, a part that is used for packaging, such as a Pallet, Small box or a Lid. And second, it can be a packaging part structure, where the main part can be viewed as a sort of "packing instruction". In this case, level zero in the packaging structure will not be included in the pick lists, but will function more as a comprehensive description of the packaging part structure.

Packaging parts with structures are created in Preparation, where you need to give them the part type G (Packaging). You must also enter the incorporated packaging in the material list of your packaging preparation.

The parts that are delivered to customers can be tied to the packaging part's structure in this procedure, under the Sales tab and the smaller tab Shipping info.

Packaging parts (part type = G) can be used as instructions, and as a basis for pick lists, as well as for the automatic handling of packages and weights used for waybills.

By using the setting Set Price on Fictitious Packaging Parts in Customer / Purchase Orders?, under Packaging under the System tab in the Settings procedure, you can determine whether fictitious packaging parts shall have price = zero and instead generate the price from the incorporated parts on the order rows, or if fictitious packaging parts shall have price on order rows and the incorporated parts shall have price = zero.

There is also the option to stock update and invoice packaging parts, and use the shipping and EDI functions. You can link different types of packages to packaging parts, but you cannot link any type of goods. Apart from this, a packaging part has the same properties as a purchased part (P). Packaging parts often have the lot sizing rule L (Lot-for-lot).

Read more about how to manage packaging parts in the Using MONITOR Procedures guide.