How to enter waste or spoilage for an assembly build transaction?

How to enter waste or spoilage for an assembly build transaction?

 

When you build an assembly, it is natural to have wastage or spoilage that will happen in the production. Customer likes to account for it by entering it in NetSuite's assembly build transaction. 

 

To enter wastage or spoilage in an assembly build transaction is an enhancement request, Issue 164391 - Support for multiple products (by-product, finished goods, co-product, waste) in build assemblies.

 

As an alternate solution, after building the assembly, enter an inventory adjustment (Transactions > Inventory > Adjust Inventory) to deduct the quantity that is equal to the spoilage or waste. In the Adjustment Account field, enter the expense account for wastage of spoilage.