securitech
Mechanical
I have a part that can be ordered in a variety of colors (powder coated). The drawing is set up as a tabbed drawing with different versions:
100713-01 = Widget, 2.850 Lng., Powder Coat (Weatherable Silver).
100713-02 = Widget, 2.850 Lng., Powder Coat (Black Wrinkle).
100713-03 = Widget, 2.550 Lng., Powder Coat (Weatherable Silver).
100713-04 = Widget, 2.550 Lng., Powder Coat (Black Wrinkle).
Purchasing wants to buy the parts raw (no powder coating)using a note on the purchase order, so that they can use a different vendor to do the powder coating. However; in the future it would be done all under one roof.
I don't like this idea as I feel that this will cause an ERP and inventory nightmare. I also don't want to endorse this practice, since in some instances this can comprise the integrity of the design (for example when fits have been calculated based on coating thickness).
The other option that was explored was to add a "raw" version to the scheme. However; I feel that this violates the engineering drawing principle of documenting the end product and not how you got there. The part will always be coated. I don't care what vendor applies the coating, as long as the end result is that we get the proper widget with the proper coating.
Anyone have any experience in how to handle a situation like this? Your help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Adam
100713-01 = Widget, 2.850 Lng., Powder Coat (Weatherable Silver).
100713-02 = Widget, 2.850 Lng., Powder Coat (Black Wrinkle).
100713-03 = Widget, 2.550 Lng., Powder Coat (Weatherable Silver).
100713-04 = Widget, 2.550 Lng., Powder Coat (Black Wrinkle).
Purchasing wants to buy the parts raw (no powder coating)using a note on the purchase order, so that they can use a different vendor to do the powder coating. However; in the future it would be done all under one roof.
I don't like this idea as I feel that this will cause an ERP and inventory nightmare. I also don't want to endorse this practice, since in some instances this can comprise the integrity of the design (for example when fits have been calculated based on coating thickness).
The other option that was explored was to add a "raw" version to the scheme. However; I feel that this violates the engineering drawing principle of documenting the end product and not how you got there. The part will always be coated. I don't care what vendor applies the coating, as long as the end result is that we get the proper widget with the proper coating.
Anyone have any experience in how to handle a situation like this? Your help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Adam