Hello,
A purchased part we use in all of our manufacturing structures is experiencing supply constraints. However, we are able to replace it at 1:1 with a blend of two different components. I am exploring defining this blend as a blow-through sub-assembly.
In a test environment, I was able to successfully create alternate structures and shop orders for the parent part with the blow-through sub assembly. I was unable to replace the component with the sub-assembly on shop orders where the parent part was using the default structure. The blow-through part is defined as an alternate part to the purchased component.
I am trying to avoid creating alternate structures for each and every product that uses the component, as we anticipate the supply issue to be temporary. Is it possible to define the blow-through sub-assembly as an alternate to the original component?
Thanks!