Partial Shipments of Configured Items
The system enables you to ship part of an order quantity for configured items so that you can:
Ship configured items as they are completed.
Reduce inventory handling costs.
Receive payments for shipped quantities of the order.
Sales orders for configured items can often have large order quantities, including parts and subassemblies. Typically, as configured items (and their components) are completed, they remain in inventory until the entire order is complete. However, by shipping partial quantities of configured items as they are completed, you can effectively manage inventory and reduce handling costs, and you can periodically bill for the quantity completed instead of waiting for the entire order to be completed.