Manufacture this product
The standard bill of materials generates a manufacturing order: components are consumed, the finished product enters stock and is valued at closure according to the product costing method.
Manufacture this product
- Manufacturing order
- Finished product stocked
Kit
- No manufacturing order
- Components delivered instead
Subcontracting
- Purchase of the finished product
- Components consumed at the subcontractor
Kit
A kit is never manufactured or stocked: at delivery, and in the orders that use it, Odoo replaces it with its components. It suits commercial bundles and sets assembled at shipping time.
Subcontracting
The subcontracting bill of materials names the subcontractors who make the product. Purchasing the finished product triggers the consumption of components at their site.
Limits
The same product can have several bills of materials; the rule that picks the right one by quantity, variant or supplier must be tested on your real cases.