Atum Product Levels is an essential add-on designed for contractors, manufacturers, and businesses that require efficient tracking of their production inventory, especially when managing Bill Of Materials (BOM) or product structures. A bill of materials is a comprehensive list of items, including product parts, raw materials, assemblies, and other components necessary for creating a product. It also encompasses the guidance or instructions required for the manufacturing process. In essence, it serves as the recipe for producing the final product.
The current version of Product Levels focuses on the first two levels of the BOM, namely Raw Materials and Product Parts. It integrates seamlessly with ATUM inventory management for WooCommerce, providing valuable features for businesses, such as retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers who need precise control over their production processes.
Key Features:
- Manufacturing Central: A new Manufacturing Central is added to the ATUM menu, providing a centralized hub for managing all Bill Of Material items within your business. This feature streamlines various aspects, including stock requirements, product hierarchy, selling commitments, shortages, and inventory statuses.
- Bill of Materials Tab: The add-on introduces an additional Bill Of Materials tab within the product data section of every WooCommerce post type. This tab allows you to specify the raw materials and product parts required to create a single stock unit, with a quick and user-friendly auto-search feature for setting BOM quantities.
- Raw Material & Product Part: Two new post types are created within the WooCommerce product data section: Raw Material, Variable Raw Material, Product Part, and Variable Product Part. These post types cover raw materials and product parts, which are crucial indicators of profitability. For example, in a business selling birthday cards, the cards themselves are considered finished products (controlled by Stock Central), while the paper, ink, decorative bows, vouchers, and packaging materials are classified as raw materials and product parts. The flexibility is enhanced with the introduction of Variable BOM.
- Product Data: Within the General Tab, users can add not only regular and sale prices but also purchase prices for each product post type. The purchase price can be utilized in the full ATUM inventory management, including Stock Central and Purchase Orders. Additionally, the BOM Inventory tab is added to each product post type to specify the required bill of materials.
- Auto Purchase Price Sync: The Bill of Materials Tab allows you to activate automatic purchase price generation. With this feature, any price changes made to the product or BOM higher in the hierarchy will be updated automatically, ensuring consistency in pricing.
In summary, Atum Product Levels is a valuable tool for businesses that need to manage complex manufacturing processes and keep track of their product structures through Bill Of Materials. With features like Manufacturing Central, Bill of Materials Tab, Raw Material & Product Part management, and auto purchase price synchronization, this add-on enhances efficiency and control in production and inventory management. It provides essential functionality for WooCommerce users in manufacturing and other industries that rely on precise inventory and production control.
