Question:  Is it Possible to Record Attrition before Closing a Kit?

Answer:    We have been reviewing with the programmers and no matter what we do, the users will have to take some kind of action to let the system know that the overissues are no longer available. 

Proposed System Modification:  We are thinking the best approach is that the user must create a line shortage for the parts lost in production. And then, propose that we modify the kitting program, so that if there are overissues of the part, we automatically reduce the overissue by the amount of the shortage (or to zero if there are less overissued parts than the shortage), and increase the quantity issued to the kit accordingly. This will cut out the extra steps described in our temp work around, and remove the overissues from available supply for MRP. If there are no overissues, or not enough overissues to cover the line shortage, then the remainder will be left as shortages, available to kit from the stockroom in the normal kitting routine.

Suggested Work Around: 
o The users have items with over-issue/wo-wip on a kit (Pick qty = 10 require qty = 8, overissue = 2)
o Qty 2 becomes damaged or un-useable
o The user can add the line item shortage to the kit for that part number and desired qty 2
o Go to the original item on the kit and change the pick qty from 10 to 8 – which will remove the qty of 2 from wo-wip and placing it back into main stock
o Go to your line items shortage and now pick the qty 2 from main stock to the shortage. This takes it out of circulation and upon closing the kit will be accounted for within the MFgr Variance.