Subcontracting product A from two vendors

Question

I have a product which can be made by two different subcontractors.  Each subcontractor uses raw material supplied by me but each uses a different raw material.  I can't figure out how to split the demand between the two supply routes - it always selects the first vendor...

So..
Product A can be made by Vendor X using Material ABC
Product A can be made by Vendor Y using Material DEF

It doesn't matter which subcontractor makes the order or which raw material is used - the finished product is th

Jaideep · Accepted Answer

1. Create 2 subcontract BoMs for the relevant vendor. ie BoM 1 for product A with components ABC and Vendor X as subcontractor ; BoM 2 for product A with components DEF and vendor Y as subcontractor
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2. Since you supply the components, you would need to enable resupply subcontractor routes for the components
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3. Basis the vendor selection on PO, the relevant BoM and component supply routes would be triggered.
With manual creation of POs the vendor/ BoM and order quant

Gon Garcia · Answer

Odoo will always take the first in the list as the default vendor.
I believe someone else will come up with a better idea, but until then, the easy alternative i think of is doing the following:

Product A can be made by Vendor X using Material ABC
Product B can be made by Vendor Y using Material DEF
Then, through Manufacturing Module turn Product B into Product A?

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