Hi we have a scenario that I want to seek clarify on. This is across many different items but I will illustrate with a simplified example. Note I am not involved in finance but want to question the approach currently being proposed. And hopefully someone can provide clarity.
we have 3 items. Each item is accounted for within a different division of our company.
item 1 = division A
item 2 = division B
item 3 = division C
So the advice given is you need to have separate sites to account for each divison each item belongs to so we get:
site A = division A
site B = division B
site C = divison C
underneath these sites we have many warehouses but for simplicity we will list 4 only here. All but one can quite logically be split into either sites A, B or C as only these divisions items are handled in these warehouses.
site A =WHS1 only item 1
site B=WHS2 only item 2
site C=WHS3 only item 3
all good until the 4th warehouse is considered in my example.WHS4 is we’re our issues arises as items 1,2,3 are received and stored there. Then usually transferred to the relevant sites that usuallly handled them. And occasionally sales orders for the items are processed from this warehouse also.it is one physical real life warehouse that is literally a shed that holds items we cannot store at our main warehouses WHS1,2,3.
WHS4 has all 3 divisions items within it. So cannot fit under one of the site A,B or C. This is the advice being given to us by a financial consultant that a site has to represent a division of the business. No other way to do it as it represents a business unit. So in the WHS4 scenario, despite it being one physical building, you will need to set up as 3 D365 warehouses underneath each site to represent this. So like this
site A=WHS4.1 to handle item 1
site B=WHS4.2 to handle item 2
site C=WHS4.3 to handle item 3
now I have worked at a company using D365, previously where for certain other divisions items arrived at totally different sites than where the items the division and site would be considered to be naturally part of. Such as a purchase order of goods at a site never before and never again receiving and storing the items. All just due to some space or logistical reasons as a one off. And no fuss was made before or afterwards by our IT or finance.
So I am suspecting this “has to be a different site” approach is not correct maybe? Is there another way to avoid this suggested approach or is this right? Do we have to Triplicate warehouse virtually in D365 in order to facilitate the financial elements against the items so they are accounted under a particular divisions? Can’t we just have WHS4 under say site A and not be concerned if items from other divisions are handled there? Could it be we need a mixed division so a site to cover that specially to avoid this nonsense of 3 warehouses one only 1 exists? Any help or advice is welcomed?
