Dynamic Kit Sales Examples

A dynamic kit is sold as a complete product and, when pre-assembled, it has its own on-hand quantities and availability. However, unlike standard kits, the individual components of a dynamic kit also have their own on-hand quantities and availability.

Depending on kit and component availability, when you enter a dynamic kit on a sales order, the system can fulfill your order by doing any of the following things (in the order listed):

Use a pre-assembled kit that has its own available quantity (all components are available and pre-assembled).
Assemble a kit on-the-fly using individual components that are available in inventory.
Assemble a kit on-the-fly by taking components from other dynamic kits that include the same components.
Assemble a kit on-the-fly using a combination of (1) components that have available quantities in inventory, and (2) components that are taken from other dynamic kits that include those same components.

Examples

For example, you might sell pre-packaged antique glass doorknob sets, as well as the individual components (glass doorknobs, spindles, back plates, latch and strike plate sets, and screws) as replacements parts for your customers.

If a customer wants to buy this doorknob set, the system will fulfill the order as follows:

If the doorknob set is...	And the components are...	Then the system...
available, pre-assembled	N/A	commits the available, pre-assembled doorknob set.
out of stock	in stock	builds the doorknob set on-the-fly by committing the individual components from inventory
out of stock	out of stock	builds the doorknob set on-the-fly by disassembling one or more dynamic kits that contain those same components, and then using the individual components to fulfill the order. Note: Any unused kit components are then returned to regular inventory.
out of stock	partly in stock, and partly out of stock	builds the doorknob set on-the-fly by (1) committing any available components from inventory, and then (2) disassembling other dynamic kits that contain the same components and using the individual components. Note: Any unused kit components are then returned to regular inventory.