Subcontracting Overflow Work: Modifying Production Flow for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Locating Warehouse, Tracking Picking and Shipping, and Associating Costs in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

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A company implements Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.

Due to increased demand and limited space in the work cell area for product L0050, you must subcontract overflow work to another company.

You have the following requirements: -> Locate a warehouse at the subcontractor building.

-> Support picking and shipping activity tracking.

-> Associate costs of transporting materials between the locations in the cost of the finished product.

You need to modify the production flow.

Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Answers

A. Modify the overflow work activity and assign it to subcontractor

B. Create transfer activities and assign them to the subcontractor

C. Create a resource and work cell resource group for the subcontractor

D. Create a new production flow version

E. Modify the overflow work operation and associate it with the subcontractor.

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A. B. C. D. E.

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/manage-subcontract-work-production

To modify the production flow in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to subcontract overflow work to another company, you should perform the following three actions:

Modify the overflow work activity and assign it to subcontractor: You need to modify the existing production flow to include the subcontractor. This can be done by modifying the overflow work activity to include the subcontractor as a vendor. This will ensure that the overflow work is assigned to the subcontractor and will be performed at their location. To do this, you can go to the "Production Control" module, select the "Production flows" form, select the applicable production flow, and then modify the overflow work activity to include the subcontractor as a vendor.
Create transfer activities and assign them to the subcontractor: To support picking and shipping activity tracking, you need to create transfer activities that will move materials between the main warehouse and the warehouse at the subcontractor's building. This can be done by creating new transfer activities in the production flow and assigning them to the subcontractor as the destination. This will ensure that materials are moved between the locations and the activity tracking is supported. To do this, you can go to the "Production Control" module, select the "Production flows" form, select the applicable production flow, and then create new transfer activities and assign them to the subcontractor as the destination.
Associate costs of transporting materials between the locations in the cost of the finished product: To associate the costs of transporting materials between the locations in the cost of the finished product, you need to set up cost accounting rules in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. This can be done by creating a new cost accounting rule that will allocate the transportation costs to the finished product. To do this, you can go to the "Product Information Management" module, select the "Released Products" form, select the applicable finished product, and then create a new cost accounting rule that allocates the transportation costs between the main warehouse and the subcontractor's warehouse.

The other two options - creating a resource and work cell resource group for the subcontractor, and creating a new production flow version - are not directly related to the requirements specified in the question. Therefore, options C and D are not required to modify the production flow to subcontract overflow work to another company.

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