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Blanket Orders, Planning Worksheet, and Blanket Assembly Orders

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Hello,
 
When creating blanket orders we do not always know what the lot quantity will be.  When we do know, the lines are broken into lot quantities.  But sometimes it unknown; so we change the to-deliver quantity on the single line before creating the sales order from the blanket order.
 
We have been running into problems when running the planning worksheet, because certain items cause errors and cannot be planned.  We have found that these items are in the BOM of a blanket assembly order which is no longer linked to its blanket order.  These blanket assembly orders are created automatically and are linked to the blanket order.  Furthermore, I can find some blanket orders for assembled items in which there is no linked blanket assembly order.  Anyone know how the blanket assembly orders become disconnected?
 
I am not sure how this link breaks, but I have a hunch it has to do with our process of creating sales orders from blanket orders in a partial fashion as described above.  Can anyone confirm this?
 
Can someone please suggest another process of creating a blanket order and subsequent sales orders when the call-off quantity is not fixed up front?
 
I was thinking: first line with total quantity is created when the blanket order is created (let's say 1000 pieces.)  Whenever a call off is received (lets say 200 pieces) we could create a new line for 200 pieces for the requested date.  The first line item would then be reduced by 200 pieces (now 800.)  Each call-off would create a new line and reduce the first line until the last call-off is equal to the remainder in the first line.  In which case, the first line is used and the blanket order is fulfilled.
 
Anyone see problems with this?
 
Thanks
Darrell
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    Ahmed Mohamed Rafik 3,049 User Group Leader on at
    Blanket Orders, Planning Worksheet, and Blanket Assembly Orders
    Blanket orders are intended as agreements for a specified quantity of items over time. When converting blanket orders to sales orders in partial quantities, it’s possible for the system to create unexpected behavior, especially in complex processes involving linked assembly orders.
     
    Assembly orders linked to blanket orders can become disconnected due to system behavior when the blanket order is partially converted or modified. This break may occur if changes are made after the assembly order is generated or if there is a mismatch in timing between creating sales orders and managing assembly orders.

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