Manufacturing

Bill of Materials / Kitting

The Fishbowl Inventory BOM module is defined in the Parts module and has no limit on the number of parts, sub-assemblies, or types of parts included. Simply define the BOM within the Parts module, with the correct quantities, and you're ready to begin manufacturing. If you wish to manufacture immediately then select the Manufacture button and the required parts are immediately pulled from inventory and the finished part is complete.

Configurator

If you sell configurable products that change from one customer to the next then chances are you understand the difficulty in selling, producing and properly tracking these type of products. This is what the Configurator was designed for. For example, let’s say you sell a computer called System1A. But the customer wants a bigger hard drive and more RAM. With Fishbowl’s Configurator you can define a configurable Bill of Materials so that when the customer places the order, the salesman can select the desired options from lists directly within the Sales Order. Any additional charges for premium features are automatically added to the price for the product and added to the Sales Order. Upon issuing the Sales Order, a Work Order for that configured product is automatically created. Just pick, pack and ship the finished item and you’re done.

Work Orders (Manufacture, Repair, Disassemble)

Manufacture: Simply specify the part to be manufactured, enter the desired quantity and the required fulfillment date and Fishbowl will pull the required components out of inventory based on the previously defined Bill of Materials. The Work Order module includes a printable pick list of the required items, a BOM to which additional items may be added, and a date on which the WO needs to be completed. Work Orders may include labor, non-inventory items, inventory items or overhead. The Work Orders module also allows for Work-in-Process (WIP) tracking.

Repair: Take a part that needs to be repaired, remove the damaged item(s), add labor and replace the item(s) with new ones from inventory. The costs for new parts/labor are added to the cost of the repaired item

Disassemble: Designed for those companies that purchase used items in order to disassemble them into their component parts. Fishbowl’s disassemble function will take the used part and disassemble it into whichever components the user specifies.