Assembly Build vs Work Order Backflush

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

In NetSuite, an Assembly Build and a Work Order are two different but related concepts. A Work Order is essentially a plan or a task that you are monitoring and going to do. It is used to instruct a worker to create an item. Once the worker has finished creating the item, the Work Order is then built to create an Assembly Build. On the other hand, an Assembly Build is a completed "built" Work Order. The Assembly Build transaction puts the finished goods in stock and removes the components used from stock. In other words, it is the actual impact of the Work Order. To put it in perspective, an Assembly Build is to a Work Order, as an Item Fulfillment is to a Sales Order, or an Item Receipt is to a Purchase Order. As for backflushing, it appears that NetSuite advanced manufacturing only supports backflushing at the completion of each step or in total, and does not support forward flushing of components prior to routing steps. If you need to reverse a Work Order that has been built to BUILT status, you can delete the related Assembly Builds, which will return the Work Order to Released status and the stock will be back to where it was. There is also an option to Unbuild, which is useful if you want to convert the stock you have into components, for instance, if you bought in packs and then want to split to singles, or if you made your production, then later on want to use the components. However, the initial Work Order won’t change the status when you Unbuild. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******