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  1. alexlondra

    Tracking spare parts of subassemblies of end products

    Hello experts :) This problem is way out of my league so I will try to explain it with an example Spare brains required! Example: My customer has bought 10 cars, and now want to buy their pistons for future maintenance. He had previously received our documentation about spare parts. We do not...
  2. alexlondra

    Replacement parts/kits spanning from multiple levels of the BOM

    Hi Kenat, The part number describe only the item, so, why if the assembly is still interchangeable, should I bother to change its part number because it contains new spare parts which are not interchangeable? In any case I should account for them in the end-product configuration.
  3. alexlondra

    Replacement parts/kits spanning from multiple levels of the BOM

    I would like to avoid creating new part numbers and managing their booms if they are not kits. The problem is that I do not understand how Service parts affect part number changes. :(( Any kind (and enlightened) soul? Are they referring to a service Bill of Materials when talking about...
  4. alexlondra

    Replacement parts/kits spanning from multiple levels of the BOM

    I am trying to integrate the management of replacement parts in accordance with configuration management practices and Windchill. We have replacement kits having parts from multiple levels of the BOM. My consultant wants to insert these kits at the first level of the BOM of the end product...
  5. alexlondra

    repair part change of purchased interchangeable item

    Hi Peter, You are right, in the past we replaced the motor as a whole, we did not supply component parts of the motor. Thank you for your insights
  6. alexlondra

    repair part change of purchased interchangeable item

    Sorry Kenat, I should have been clearer, We used to buy a standardized electric motor from supplier X to be used in our electric pumps. We have changed to supplier Y. Now we want to supply to our customers the replacement parts of the motor. The problem is that these parts differ from supplier...
  7. alexlondra

    repair part change of purchased interchangeable item

    Hi, We have changed the supplier of an item maintaining interchangeability thus we have not changed p/n. Now we want to supply to our customers some repair parts of the purchased item but they differ from the old and the new supplier. We will keep the old supplier just for the repair parts. We...

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