Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert — Question 30

A company uses Process manufacturing for most products and Discrete manufacturing for other products. The company is creating a formula for a new product. The new item will be used to make a name brand product and two generic brand products.
This item has the following requirements:
Production of the name brand and generic products must use the same formula.
The company must produce all three items at the same time.
You need to create a produced item that can make two generic items and one main item.
How should you set up the item?

Answer options

• A. Create the name brand item as a Bills of material production type item. Add the two generic items on the Bills of material for the name brand product and use line type phantom.
• B. Create the name brand item as a formula planning production of type formula. Create the two generic items as a formula planning production of type formula. Copy the formula from the name brand item into each of the generic items.
• C. Create the name brand item as a Bills of material production type item. Create the two generic items as a sub-assembly on the Bills of materials for the name brand product.
• D. Create a product as the main product and use a planning item production type. Create the name brand and two generic products as co-products for the planning item.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it allows for the simultaneous production of the name brand and generic items as co-products, which aligns with the requirement to produce all three products at once using the same formula. Options A and C do not facilitate the concurrent production of all items, while B suggests duplicating the formula, which is unnecessary given the need for simultaneous production.