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+---
+title: "Dropship to subcontractor"
+source_url: "https://docs.odoo.sbggai.top/applications/inventory_and_mrp/manufacturing/subcontracting/subcontracting_dropship.html"
+---
+
+=========================
+# Dropship to subcontractor
+
+.. |SO| replace:: :abbr:`SO (Sales Order)`
+.. |SOs| replace:: :abbr:`SOs (Sales Orders)`
+.. |PO| replace:: :abbr:`PO (Purchase Order)`
+.. |POs| replace:: :abbr:`POs (Purchase Orders)`
+.. |RfQ| replace:: :abbr:`RfQ (Request for Quotation)`
+.. |BoM| replace:: :abbr:`BoM (Bill of Materials)`
+
+In manufacturing, subcontracting is the process of a company engaging a third-party manufacturer, or
+subcontractor, to manufacture products that are then sold by the contracting company.
+
+In Odoo, the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route is used to purchase the necessary components
+for a subcontracted product from the vendor, and have them delivered directly to the subcontractor,
+each time a purchase order (PO) for that product is confirmed.
+
+The subcontractor then uses the components to manufacture the desired product, before shipping it
+back to the contracting company.
+
+> **important**:
+>    It is necessary to understand the differences between the *Dropship* and *Dropship Subcontractor
+   on Order* routes. While both routes involve dropshipping, they are used for different purposes.
+
+   The *Dropship* route is used to purchase products from a vendor, and have them shipped directly
+   to the end customer.
+
+   The *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route is used to purchase components from a vendor, and
+   have them shipped directly to a subcontractor. By default, finished products are then sent from
+   the subcontractor back to the contracting company.
+
+   However, it is possible to combine both the *Dropship* and *Dropship Subcontractor on Order*
+   routes so they are used for the same product. In this workflow, components are dropshipped to the
+   subcontractor, who then ships the finished product directly to the end customer.
+
+   This can be achieved by following steps one through five in the :ref:`workflow section
+   <manufacturing/workflows/subcontracting-dropship>` of this doc.
+
+# Configuration
+
+To use the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to :menuselection:`Manufacturing app
+--> Configuration --> Settings`, and enable the checkbox next to :guilabel:`Subcontracting`, under
+the :guilabel:`Operations` heading.
+
+Once the *Subcontracting* setting is enabled, it is also necessary to properly configure the
+subcontracted product, the product's |BoM|, and the components listed on the |BoM|.
+
+## Configure product
+
+To configure a product for the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to
+:menuselection:`Inventory app --> Products --> Products`, and select a product, or create a new one
+by clicking :guilabel:`New`.
+
+Select the :guilabel:`Purchase` tab, and add the product's subcontractor as a vendor by clicking
+:guilabel:`Add a line`, selecting the subcontractor in the :guilabel:`Vendor` drop-down menu, and
+entering a price in the :guilabel:`Price` field.
+
+Then, click on the :guilabel:`Inventory` tab to configure a route that determines what happens to
+the finished product, once it has been manufactured by the subcontractor.
+
+If the finished product is shipped back to the contracting company, make sure that the
+:guilabel:`Buy` route is selected. In addition, select the :guilabel:`Replenish on Order (MTO)`
+route to automatically create a |PO| for the product upon confirmation of a |SO|, unless there is
+enough stock on-hand to fulfill the |SO|.
+
+If the finished product is shipped directly to the customer by the subcontractor, make sure that
+only the :guilabel:`Dropship` route is selected.
+
+## Configure bill of materials
+
+To configure a |BoM| for the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route, click the :guilabel:`Bill of
+Materials` smart button on the product's page, and select the |BoM|.
+
+Alternatively, navigate to :menuselection:`Manufacturing app --> Products --> Bills of Materials`,
+and select the |BoM| for the subcontracted product.
+
+.. seealso::
+   For a full overview of |BoM| configuration, see the :doc:`Bill of materials
+   <../basic_setup/bill_configuration>` documentation.
+
+In the :guilabel:`BoM Type` field, select the :guilabel:`Subcontracting` option. Then, add one or
+more subcontractors in the :guilabel:`Subcontractors` field that appears below.
+
+.. image:: subcontracting_dropship/bom-type.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The "BoM Type" field on a BoM, configured to manufacture the product using subcontracting.
+
+Finally, make sure that all necessary components are specified on the :guilabel:`Components` tab. To
+add a new component, click :guilabel:`Add a line`, select the component in the :guilabel:`Component`
+drop-down menu, and specify the required quantity in the :guilabel:`Quantity` field.
+
+## Configure Components
+
+To configure components for the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to each component
+from the |BoM| by selecting the component's name in the :guilabel:`Components` tab, and clicking the
+:guilabel:`➡️ (right arrow)` button to the right of the name.
+
+Alternatively, navigate to each component by going to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Products -->
+Products`, and selecting the component.
+
+On the component product form, select the :guilabel:`Purchase` tab, and add a vendor by clicking
+:guilabel:`Add a line`, selecting the vendor in the :guilabel:`Vendor` field, and adding the price
+they sell the product for in the :guilabel:`Price` field. This is the vendor that sends components
+to the subcontractor, once they are purchased.
+
+Then, click on the :guilabel:`Inventory` tab and select the :guilabel:`Dropship Subcontractor on
+Order` route in the :guilabel:`Routes` section.
+
+Repeat the process for every component that must be dropshipped to the subcontractor.
+
+.. _manufacturing/workflows/subcontracting-dropship:
+
+# Dropship subcontractor on order workflow
+
+The dropship subcontractor on order workflow consists of up to six steps:
+
+#. Create a sales order (SO) for the subcontracted product; doing so creates a *subcontractor* |PO|
+   to purchase the product from the subcontractor.
+#. Confirm the |PO| created in the previous step, or create a new |PO|; doing so creates a request
+   for quotation (RfQ) to purchase the components from the vendor, as well as a receipt order or a
+   dropship order.
+#. Confirm the |RfQ| to turn it into a second |PO| (*vendor* |PO|); doing so creates a *Dropship
+   Subcontractor* order.
+#. Process the *Dropship Subcontractor* order once the vendor has sent the components to the
+   subcontractor.
+#. Process the receipt once the subcontractor has finished manufacturing the subcontracted product,
+   and shipped it back to the contracting company **OR** process the dropship order to ship the
+   product directly to the end customer.
+#. If the workflow was started by creating an |SO|, and the finished product is not dropshipped to
+   the end customer, process the delivery order once the product has been shipped to the customer.
+
+The specific number of steps depends on the reason that the subcontracted product is being purchased
+from the subcontractor.
+
+If the reason is to fulfill a specific customer order, the process starts with creating an SO, and
+ends with delivering the product to the customer, or having the subcontractor dropship it to them.
+
+If the reason is to increase quantity of stock on-hand, the process starts with creating a PO, and
+ends with receiving the product into inventory.
+
+## Create an SO
+
+It is only necessary to complete this step if the product is being purchased from the subcontractor
+to fulfill a customer need. If the product is being purchased to increase the quantity of stock
+on-hand, move on to the next step.
+
+To create a new |SO|, navigate to :menuselection:`Sales app --> Orders --> Orders`, and click
+:guilabel:`New`.
+
+Select the customer in the :guilabel:`Customer` drop-down menu. Then, click :guilabel:`Add a
+product` on the :guilabel:`Order Lines` tab, select the product in the :guilabel:`Product` drop-down
+menu, and enter a quantity in the :guilabel:`Quantity` field.
+
+Click :guilabel:`Confirm` to confirm the |SO|, at which point a :guilabel:`Purchase` smart button
+appears at the top of the page. This is the *subcontractor* |PO|, or the |PO| created to purchase
+the subcontracted product from the subcontractor.
+
+> **note**:
+>    An |SO| for the product only creates a *subcontractor* |PO| if the *Replenish on Order (MTO)*
+   route is enabled on the product's page, **and** there is no stock of the product on-hand.
+
+   If there is stock on-hand, confirming an |SO| for the product will instead create a delivery
+   order, because Odoo assumes that the |SO| is fulfilled using the stock in the warehouse.
+
+   This is not the case for subcontracted products that are dropshipped to the end customer. In that
+   case, a *subcontractor* |PO| is **always** created, even if there is stock on-hand.
+
+## Process subcontractor PO
+
+If a *subcontractor* |PO| was not created in the previous step, do so now by navigating to
+:menuselection:`Purchase app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and clicking :guilabel:`New`.
+
+Begin filling out the |PO| by selecting a subcontractor from the :guilabel:`Vendor` drop-down menu.
+
+In the :guilabel:`Products` tab, click :guilabel:`Add a product` to create a new product line.
+Select a product produced by the subcontractor in the :guilabel:`Product` field, and enter the
+quantity in the :guilabel:`Quantity` field.
+
+Finally, click :guilabel:`Confirm Order` to confirm the *subcontractor* |PO|.
+
+When a |PO| is confirmed for a product that requires dropshipping components to a subcontractor, a
+receipt or dropship order is automatically created, and can be accessed from the corresponding
+:guilabel:`Receipt` or :guilabel:`Dropship` smart button that appears at the top of the |PO|.
+
+.. image:: subcontracting_dropship/subcontractor-po.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A subcontractor PO for a *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* product, with a Receipt smart
+         button at the top of the page.
+
+In addition, an |RfQ| is created for the components that are purchased from the vendor and sent to
+the subcontractor. However, the |RfQ| **IS NOT** automatically linked to the *subcontractor* |PO|.
+
+Once the |RfQ| is confirmed and becomes a *vendor* |PO|, a *Dropship Subcontractor* order is
+created. This order is linked to both the *vendor* |PO| and the *subcontractor* |PO|.
+
+## Confirm vendor RfQ
+
+To access the |RfQ| created by confirming the *subcontractor* |PO|, navigate to
+:menuselection:`Purchase app --> Orders --> Requests for Quotation`. Select the |RfQ| that lists the
+correct vendor in the :guilabel:`Vendor` field, and the reference number of the receipt that was
+created after confirming *subcontractor* |PO|, in the :guilabel:`Source Document` field.
+
+On the |RfQ|, the :guilabel:`Deliver To` field reads :guilabel:`Dropship Subcontractor`, and the
+:guilabel:`Dropship Address` field shows the name of the subcontractor to whom components are being
+dropshipped.
+
+Click :guilabel:`Confirm Order` to turn the |RfQ| into a *vendor* |PO|, and confirm the purchase of
+components from the vendor. After doing so, a :guilabel:`Dropship` smart button appears at the top
+of the *vendor* |PO|, and a :guilabel:`Resupply` smart button appears at the top of the
+*subcontractor* |PO|.
+
+.. image:: subcontracting_dropship/vendor-po.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A vendor PO for the components of a *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* product, with a
+         Dropship smart button at the top of the page.
+
+## Process Dropship Subcontractor order
+
+Once the components have been delivered to the subcontractor, navigate to :menuselection:`Purchase
+app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and select the *vendor* |PO| or the *subcontractor* |PO|. Then,
+click the :guilabel:`Dropship` smart button or the :guilabel:`Resupply` smart button, respectively.
+
+Clicking either button opens the *Dropship Subcontractor* order. Click the :guilabel:`Validate`
+button at the top of the order to confirm that the subcontractor has received the components.
+
+## Process receipt or dropship order
+
+Once the subcontractor has manufactured the finished product, navigate to :menuselection:`Purchase
+app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and select the *subcontractor* |PO|.
+
+If the subcontracted product should be received into inventory, once the product arrives, click the
+:guilabel:`Receive Products` button at the top of the *subcontractor* |PO| to open the receipt.
+Then, click :guilabel:`Validate` at the top of the receipt to register the product into inventory.
+
+Alternatively, select the :guilabel:`Receipt` smart button at the top of the *subcontractor* |PO|,
+and click :guilabel:`Validate` at the top of the receipt.
+
+If the subcontracted product should be dropshipped, select the :guilabel:`Dropship` button at the
+top of the page to open the dropship order, and click :guilabel:`Validate` once the subcontractor
+has sent the product to the customer.
+
+## Process delivery order
+
+If the subcontracting workflow was started by a customer |SO|, and the finished product was **not**
+dropshipped to the customer, but rather delivered to the contracting company, it is necessary to
+ship the product to the customer, and process the delivery order.
+
+Once the product has been shipped to the customer, navigate to the :menuselection:`Sales` app, and
+select the |SO|. Select the :guilabel:`Delivery` smart button at the top of the page to open the
+delivery order, and click :guilabel:`Validate` to confirm that the product has been shipped to the
+customer.

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+---
+title: "Resupply subcontractor"
+source_url: "https://docs.odoo.sbggai.top/applications/inventory_and_mrp/manufacturing/subcontracting/subcontracting_resupply.html"
+---
+
+======================
+# Resupply subcontractor
+
+.. |SO| replace:: :abbr:`SO (Sales Order)`
+.. |PO| replace:: :abbr:`PO (Purchase Order)`
+.. |POs| replace:: :abbr:`PO (Purchase Orders)`
+.. |BoM| replace:: :abbr:`BoM (Bill of Materials)`
+
+In manufacturing, subcontracting is the process of a company engaging a third-party manufacturer, or
+subcontractor, to manufacture products that are then sold by the contracting company.
+
+In Odoo, the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route is used to deliver the necessary components for
+a subcontracted product to the subcontractor, each time a purchase order (PO) for that product is
+confirmed.
+
+The subcontractor then uses the components to manufacture the desired product, before shipping it
+back to the contracting company, or dropshipping it to the end customer.
+
+> **important**:
+>    It is necessary to understand the differences between the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* and
+   the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* routes.
+
+   While both routes are used to supply a subcontractor with the components required for
+   manufacturing a product, they differ in how the components are sourced.
+
+   When using *Resupply Subcontractor on Order*, components are shipped from the warehouse of the
+   contracting company.
+
+   When using *Dropship Subcontractor on Order*, components are purchased from a vendor and shipped
+   directly to the subcontractor.
+
+   The choice of which route to use depends upon the specific requirements of the subcontracting
+   company and their subcontractors.
+
+   See the :doc:`subcontracting_dropship` documentation for a full overview of the *Dropship
+   Subcontractor on Order* route.
+
+# Configuration
+
+To use the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to :menuselection:`Manufacturing app
+--> Configuration --> Settings`, and enable the checkbox next to :guilabel:`Subcontracting`, under
+the :guilabel:`Operations` heading.
+
+Once the *Subcontracting* setting is enabled, it is also necessary to properly configure the
+subcontracted product, the product's bill of materials (BoM), and the components listed on the
+|BoM|.
+
+.. _manufacturing/workflows/subcontracting_resupply/product-config:
+
+## Configure product
+
+To configure a product for the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to
+:menuselection:`Inventory app --> Products --> Products`, and select a product, or create a new one
+by clicking :guilabel:`New`.
+
+Select the :guilabel:`Purchase` tab, and add the product's subcontractor as a vendor by clicking
+:guilabel:`Add a line`, selecting the subcontractor in the :guilabel:`Vendor` drop-down menu, and
+entering a price in the :guilabel:`Price` field.
+
+> **note**:
+>    The value entered in the :guilabel:`Price` field on the :guilabel:`Purchase` tab of the of the
+   subcontracted product's page is the amount paid to the subcontractor for the manufacturing of the
+   product.
+
+   This does not represent the total cost of the product, which includes other elements, like the
+   cost of the product's components.
+
+Then, click on the :guilabel:`Inventory` tab to configure a route that determines what happens to
+the finished product, once it has been manufactured by the subcontractor.
+
+If the finished product is shipped back to the contracting company, make sure that the
+:guilabel:`Buy` route is selected. In addition, select the :guilabel:`Replenish on Order (MTO)`
+route to automatically create a |PO| for the product upon confirmation of a sales order (SO), unless
+there is enough stock on-hand to fulfill the |SO|.
+
+If the finished product is shipped directly to the customer by the subcontractor, make sure that
+only the :guilabel:`Dropship` route is selected.
+
+## Configure BoM
+
+To configure a |BoM| for the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route, click the :guilabel:`Bill of
+Materials` smart button on the product's page, and select the |BoM|.
+
+Alternatively, navigate to :menuselection:`Manufacturing app --> Products --> Bills of Materials`,
+and select the |BoM| for the subcontracted product.
+
+.. seealso::
+   For a full overview of |BoM| configuration, see the :doc:`Bill of materials
+   <../basic_setup/bill_configuration>` documentation.
+
+In the :guilabel:`BoM Type` field, select the :guilabel:`Subcontracting` option. Then, add one or
+more subcontractors in the :guilabel:`Subcontractors` field that appears below.
+
+.. image:: subcontracting_resupply/bom-type.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The "BoM Type" field on a BoM, configured to manufacture the product using subcontracting.
+
+Finally, make sure that all necessary components are specified on the :guilabel:`Components` tab. To
+add a new component, click :guilabel:`Add a line`, select the component in the :guilabel:`Component`
+drop-down menu, and specify the required quantity in the :guilabel:`Quantity` field.
+
+## Configure components
+
+To configure components for the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route, navigate to each component
+from the |BoM| by selecting the component's name in the :guilabel:`Components` tab, and clicking the
+:guilabel:`➡️ (right arrow)` button to the right of the name.
+
+Alternatively, navigate to each component by going to :menuselection:`Inventory app --> Products -->
+Products`, and selecting the component.
+
+On the component product form, click on the :guilabel:`Inventory` tab and select the
+:guilabel:`Resupply Subcontractor on Order` route in the :guilabel:`Routes` section.
+
+Repeat the process for every component that must be sent to the subcontractor.
+
+# Resupply subcontractor on order workflow
+
+The resupply subcontractor on order workflow consists of up to five steps:
+
+#. Create an |SO| for the subcontracted product; doing so creates a |PO| to purchase the product
+   from the subcontractor.
+#. Confirm the |PO| created in the previous step, or create a new |PO|; doing so creates a *Resupply
+   Subcontractor* order, as well as a receipt order or a dropship order.
+#. Process the *Resupply Subcontractor* order once components for the subcontracted product have
+   been sent to the subcontractor.
+#. Process the receipt once the subcontractor has finished manufacturing the subcontracted product,
+   and shipped it back to the contracting company **OR** process the dropship order to ship the
+   product directly to the customer.
+#. If the workflow was started by creating an |SO|, and the finished product is not dropshipped to
+   the end customer, process the delivery order once the product is shipped to the customer.
+
+The specific number of steps depends on the reason that the subcontracted product is being purchased
+from the subcontractor.
+
+If the reason is to fulfill a specific customer order, the process starts with creating an |SO|, and
+ends with delivering the product to the customer, or having the subcontractor dropship it to them.
+
+If the reason is to increase the quantity of stock on-hand, the process starts with creating a |PO|,
+and ends with receiving the product into inventory.
+
+> **important**:
+>    While the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* route can be used to automatically resupply a
+   subcontractor upon confirmation of a |PO|, it is also possible to create a resupply order
+   manually. This workflow is useful when it is necessary to resupply the subcontractor without
+   creating a |PO|.
+
+   To resupply a subcontractor manually, navigate to the :menuselection:`Inventory` app, and click
+   on the :guilabel:`Resupply Subcontractor` card. Create a new *Resupply Subcontractor* order by
+   clicking :guilabel:`New`.
+
+   In the :guilabel:`Delivery Address` field, select the subcontractor to whom the components should
+   be sent.
+
+   Then, add each component to the :guilabel:`Operations` tab by clicking :guilabel:`Add a line`,
+   selecting the component in the :guilabel:`Product` drop-down field, and specifying a quantity in
+   the :guilabel:`Demand` field.
+
+   Finally, click :guilabel:`Mark as Todo` to register the order. Once the components have been sent
+   to the subcontractor, click :guilabel:`Validate` to confirm that the order has been sent.
+
+## Create SO
+
+It is only necessary to complete this step if the product is being purchased from the subcontractor
+to fulfill a customer need. If the product is being purchased to increase the quantity of stock
+on-hand, move on to the next step.
+
+To create a new |SO|, navigate to :menuselection:`Sales app --> Orders --> Orders`, and click
+:guilabel:`New`.
+
+Select the customer in the :guilabel:`Customer` drop-down menu. Then, click :guilabel:`Add a
+product` on the :guilabel:`Order Lines` tab, select a subcontracted product in the
+:guilabel:`Product` drop-down menu, and enter a quantity in the :guilabel:`Quantity` field.
+
+Click :guilabel:`Confirm` to confirm the |SO|, at which point a :guilabel:`Purchase` smart button
+appears at the top of the page. This opens the |PO| created to purchase the subcontracted product
+from the subcontractor.
+
+> **note**:
+>    An |SO| for the product only creates a |PO| if the *Replenish on Order (MTO)* route is enabled on
+   the product's page, **and** there is not enough stock of the product on-hand to fulfill the |SO|.
+
+   If there is enough stock on-hand, confirming an |SO| for the product instead creates a delivery
+   order, because Odoo assumes that the |SO| is fulfilled using the stock in the warehouse.
+
+   This is not the case for subcontracted products that are dropshipped to the end customer. In that
+   case, a |PO| is **always** created, even if there is enough stock on-hand.
+
+## Process PO
+
+If a |PO| was created in the previous step, navigate to :guilabel:`Purchase app --> Orders -->
+Purchase Orders`, and select the |PO|. Then, click :guilabel:`Confirm Order` to confirm it.
+
+If a |PO| was not created in the previous step, do so now by navigating to :menuselection:`Purchase
+app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and clicking :guilabel:`New`.
+
+Begin filling out the |PO| by selecting a subcontractor from the :guilabel:`Vendor` drop-down menu.
+In the :guilabel:`Products` tab, click :guilabel:`Add a product` to create a new product line.
+Select a subcontracted product in the :guilabel:`Product` field, and enter the quantity in the
+:guilabel:`Quantity` field. Finally, click :guilabel:`Confirm Order` to confirm the |PO|.
+
+When a |PO| is confirmed for a product that requires resupplying a subcontractor with components, a
+receipt or dropship order is automatically created, and can be accessed from the corresponding
+:guilabel:`Receipt` or :guilabel:`Dropship` smart button that appears at the top of the |PO|.
+
+In addition, a *Resupply Subcontractor* order is created to ship the required components to the
+subcontractor. This order can also be accessed from the |PO|, by clicking the :guilabel:`Resupply`
+smart button at the top of the page.
+
+.. figure:: subcontracting_resupply/subcontractor-po.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: A PO for a *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* product, with Resupply and Receipt smart
+         buttons at the top of the page.
+
+   A PO for a *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* product, with Resupply and Receipt smart buttons at
+   the top of the page.
+
+## Process Resupply Subcontractor order
+
+Once the subcontracted product's components have been sent to the subcontractor, navigate to
+:menuselection:`Purchase app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and select the |PO|.
+
+Click the :guilabel:`Resupply` smart button at the top of the screen to open the *Resupply
+Subcontractor* order, and click :guilabel:`Validate` to confirm that the components have been sent
+to the subcontractor.
+
+Alternatively, navigate to the :menuselection:`Inventory` app, click the :guilabel:`# To Process`
+button on the :guilabel:`Resupply Subcontractor` card, and select the *Resupply Subcontractor*
+order. Then, click :guilabel:`Validate` to confirm that the components have been sent to the
+subcontractor.
+
+## Process receipt or dropship order
+
+Once the subcontractor has finished manufacturing the product, they either ship it to the
+contracting company, or dropship it to the end customer, depending on how the product was
+:ref:`configured <manufacturing/workflows/subcontracting_resupply/product-config>`.
+
+### Process receipt
+
+If the subcontractor ships the finished product to the contracting company, once it has been
+received, navigate to :menuselection:`Purchase app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and select the
+|PO|.
+
+Click the :guilabel:`Receive Products` button at the top of the |PO|, or the :guilabel:`Receipt`
+smart button at the top of the page, to open the receipt. Then, click :guilabel:`Validate` at the
+top of the receipt to enter the product into inventory.
+
+### Process dropship order
+
+If the subcontractor dropships the product, once they have sent it, navigate to
+:menuselection:`Purchase app --> Orders --> Purchase Orders`, and select the |PO|.
+
+Select the :guilabel:`Dropship` smart button at the top of the page to open the dropship order, and
+click :guilabel:`Validate` at the top of the order to confirm that the product has been sent to the
+customer.
+
+## Process delivery order
+
+If the subcontracting workflow was started by a customer |SO|, and the finished product was **NOT**
+dropshipped to the customer, but rather delivered to the contracting company, it is necessary to
+ship the product to the customer, and process the delivery order.
+
+Once the product has been shipped to the customer, navigate to the :menuselection:`Sales` app, and
+select the |SO|. Select the :guilabel:`Delivery` smart button at the top of the page to open the
+delivery order, and click :guilabel:`Validate` on the order to confirm that the product has been
+shipped to the customer.

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+---
+title: ""
+source_url: "https://docs.odoo.sbggai.top/applications/inventory_and_mrp/manufacturing/subcontracting.html"
+---
+
+:show-content:
+# 
+# Subcontracting
+
+.. |BoM| replace:: :abbr:`BoM (Bill of Materials)`
+
+In manufacturing, *subcontracting* is the process of a company engaging a third-party manufacturer,
+or subcontractor, to manufacture products that are then sold by the contracting company.
+
+Subcontracting provides a variety of benefits for both the contracting company and the
+subcontractor.
+
+For the contracting company, subcontracting allows them to sell a wide variety of manufactured
+products, without having to worry about investing in and maintaining the equipment and labor
+required to handle the manufacturing themselves.
+
+This helps contracting companies stay flexible throughout economic cycles, as they can easily
+increase or decrease their engagements with subcontractors, as necessitated by the current moment.
+It also means they are able to focus on tasks they excel at, while delegating more specialized work
+to subcontractors.
+
+On the other side of the relationship, subcontracting allows subcontractors to specialize in more
+niche areas of production, which might not be as profitable outside the bounds of a subcontracting
+engagement. In certain arrangements, it also provides them with the flexibility to choose which
+projects they accept or decline, and how many they work on at any given time.
+
+In Odoo, companies can configure their subcontracting workflows based on a variety of different
+factors, including how components are sourced, and what happens to finished products once they are
+manufactured.
+
+.. cards::
+
+   .. card:: Basic subcontracting
+      :target: subcontracting/subcontracting_basic
+
+      Subcontract products without supplying the subcontractor with components.
+
+   .. card:: Resupply subcontractor
+      :target: subcontracting/subcontracting_resupply
+
+      Ship components to a subcontractor each time a PO for a subcontracted product is confirmed.
+
+   .. card:: Dropship to subcontractor
+      :target: subcontracting/subcontracting_dropship
+
+      Dropship components to a subcontractor each time a PO for a subcontracted product is
+      confirmed.
+
+# Configuration
+
+To enable subcontracting in Odoo, navigate to :menuselection:`Manufacturing app --> Configuration
+--> Settings`, and tick the checkbox next to the :guilabel:`Subcontracting` setting, under the
+:guilabel:`Operations` heading. Then, click :guilabel:`Save`.
+
+.. image:: subcontracting/subcontracting-setting.png
+   :align: center
+   :alt: The Subcontracting setting in the manufacturing app.
+
+With subcontracting enabled, a few different features become available in Odoo:
+
+- On bills of materials (BoMs), the *BoM Type* field now includes a *Subcontracting* option.
+  Enabling the *Subcontracting* |BoM| type designates the |BoM|'s product as a subcontracted
+  product, which means Odoo knows that it is produced by a subcontractor, and not by the company
+  that owns the Odoo database.
+- Two subcontracting routes become available in the *Inventory* app, and can be assigned to specific
+  products, on the *Inventory* tab of their product pages:
+
+  - *Resupply Subcontractor on Order*
+  - *Dropship Subcontractor on Order*
+
+# Subcontracting workflows
+
+In Odoo, there are three subcontracting workflows, the main difference between them being *how* the
+subcontractor obtains the necessary components:
+
+- In the *basic* subcontracting workflow, the subcontractor is fully responsible for obtaining the
+  components. This workflow is outlined in the :doc:`subcontracting/subcontracting_basic`
+  documentation.
+- In the *Resupply Subcontractor on Order* workflow, the contracting company sends the components
+  from their warehouse to the subcontractor. This workflow is outlined in the
+  :doc:`subcontracting/subcontracting_resupply` documentation.
+- In the *Dropship Subcontractor on Order* workflow, the contracting company purchases the
+  components from a vendor, and has them delivered directly to the subcontractor. This workflow is
+  outlined in the :doc:`subcontracting/subcontracting_dropship` documentation.
+
+In addition to how a subcontractor obtains components, it is also necessary to consider why a
+product is being subcontracted, as well as what happens to products once they are manufactured by
+the subcontractor.
+
+In terms of why a product is being subcontracted, the two main reasons are to fulfill a customer
+order, or to replenish the quantity of stock on-hand.
+
+In terms of what happens to products once they are manufactured, they can either be shipped to the
+contracting company, or dropshipped directly to an end customer.
+
+Each of the three subcontracting workflows described above can be configured to facilitate any of
+these possibilities, and the methods for doing so are outlined in their respective documentation.
+
+# Subcontracted product valuation
+
+The valuation of a subcontracted product depends upon a few different variables:
+
+- The cost of the required components, if provided by the contracting company; from here on referred
+  to as `C`.
+- The price paid to the subcontractor for the service of manufacturing the subcontracted product;
+  from here on referred to as `M`.
+- The cost of shipping components to the subcontractor, and having them shipped back to the
+  contracting company; from here on referred to as `S`.
+- The cost of dropshipping, if the components are shipped by the subcontractor to the end customer;
+  from here on referred to as `D`.
+- Any other associated costs, like import taxes, etc.; from here on referred to as `x`.
+
+Therefore, the total valuation of a subcontracted product (`P`) can be represented by the following
+equation:
+
+.. math::
+   P = C + M + S + D + x
+
+It is important to note that not every subcontracted product valuation will include all of these
+variables. For example, if the product is not dropshipped to the end customer, then there is no need
+to factor in the cost of dropshipping.
+
+.. toctree::
+
+   subcontracting/subcontracting_basic
+   subcontracting/basic_subcontracting_lead_times
+   subcontracting/subcontracting_resupply
+   subcontracting/resupply_subcontracting_lead_times
+   subcontracting/subcontracting_dropship
+   subcontracting/dropship_subcontracting_lead_times