Inventory Components & Assemblies Software- EBMS

EBMS Inventory Software
Inventory Components & Assemblies

The EBMS Component feature allows multiple items to be sold using one Inventory Item ID. Inventory Components can be nested into multiple levels in a hierarchical structure. For example, a hardware store may sell a set of tools that consists of multiple inventory items with a single Inventory ID.

In the example below, all the tools can be processed using one Inventory Item (Tool Kit). If you sold just the wrench set, the system processes all sub-components (2-inch wrench, 1/2 inch wrench) as well; or if the screwdrivers item is sold, all the different screwdrivers components are processed. However, if the hammer, 1/2 inch wrench, or Philips screwdriver items are sold, no other items will be processed since these items do not include sub-components.

Inventory Components

Inventory Components Main Features

Inventory components can be used in the following three ways:

Assembly Kits

The component is linked to a main item that is priced as a unit. For example, this option is used when the Tool Kit (in our example above) is priced rather than each individual component. Inventory can only be recorded or tracked on the bottom level of the hierarchical list using this option. In the example above, inventory could be tracked on the following items since they do not have any components: Hammer, Philips Screwdriver, Large Straight, Small Straight Screwdriver, Toolbox, 2 in. Wrench, and 1/2 in. Wrench.

Inventory Sets

The components are linked together using a main inventory id but each item is individually priced. In our example above, each tool would be priced individually but the entire set could be inserted into a sales invoice using a single inventory ID. The inventory counts would be processed the same way as when the user enters each individual item.

Manufactured Inventory

Inventory components can be set up so that the sales invoice is not affected when the inventory item is entered. The components are used only when the optional manufacturing module is available. The inventory module is used when an item is required to be manufactured from other inventory items at a given manufactoring date (rather than be processed at sale time). This allows the system to track counts on both the manufactured part and each component. For example, if the user prefers to track the number of tool boxes already assembled, the tool box inventory count must be incremented at the time they were assembled and the component count will be decreased.
Materials Lists on a Sales Order or Invoice

The Materials lists feature of EBMS used to list individual items within a sales order or invoice without displaying the details on the printed invoice. The Materials list feature is useful in the following situations.

An assembly is listed on a sales order or invoice that contains multiple components.
The sales invoice shows the total contract without product or labor details. The individual products used to fulfill the contract are listed within the materials list to properly process inventories.
When a set of inventory items are sold and priced as a set rather than priced individual
Optional Components

The optional components option within EBMS allows the user to attach multiple options to a specific assembly. An equipment dealer may have options available for the piece of equipment that is being sold. The list of components within an assembly may have a combination of standard features (components) as well as options (optional components). Options such as color may or may not affect the price of the entire kit. The pricing options for the assembly may be based on the total cost of individual components or the base price of each component.