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title: "Resource planning for assembly"
slug: "bc-resource-planning-for-assembly"
description: "Combine Advanced Project and assembly orders for light manufacturing. Learn to set up assembly time and resource tasks effectively."
updated: 2026-06-25T07:58:28Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:17Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-resource-planning-for-assembly"
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# Resource planning for assembly

In Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, you can combine Advanced Project and Resource Management to use assembly orders in a light manufacturing scenario.

## Setup

### Item

On the **Item card**, add an assembly time to items with an assembly BOM, the time it takes to assemble one product. Find **Assembly Time** on the item's **Planning** tab in the **Industrial Equipment Manufacturing** group.

### Resource task

On the **Resource Task Setup** page, **Assembly Order** tab, set **Create Task on Assembly Release** to create a resource task when the assembly order is released.

## Assembly order resources

To process assembly orders as light manufacturing, Project Control Suite uses Resource Management:

- When the assembly order is created from the project planning lines (through **Order Planning**), the assembly time is extended with the quantity of items to assemble.
- The total assembly time needed is shown on the **Planning Details** tab.
- Resources specified in the assembly BOM are copied to **Resource Allocation** in the assembly order header.
- The **Resource Allocation Factor** shows the number of required resources (minimum one). When fewer resources than required have been specified in **Resource Allocation**, the number shows in red.
- Use the **Resource Allocation** action to update the resource allocation in the assembly order. Change the allocation to match the total needed time as per the action.
- When the assembly order is **Released**, a resource task is created or updated. When resources were specified in **Resource Allocation**, assignments are added to the resource task.
- When no resources were assigned, use the **Start/Stop** actions on the resource task to automatically assign the resource that started the task.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note** The **Resource Allocation** determines if the resource task is planning controlled. When planning controlled and **Back-flush Hours** is set, the allocated hours are added automatically to the time sheet.

## Assembly order planning details

The **Planning Details** tab shows the following information:

- When an assembly order is created, the assembly time is extended with the quantity to assemble, resulting in the total time needed for the assembly order.
- In the **Resource Capacity Allocated** field, specify how many resources are allocated to the assembly order. The more resources allocated, the shorter the assembly time.
- With the needed assembly time, the start date and time are calculated based on the assembly order due date.

## Related

- [Assembly hours setup](/bc-assembly-hours-setup.md)
- [Assembly BOMs](/bc-assembly-boms.md)
- [Resource Management](/bc-resource-management.md)
- [Overview - Resource Management](/bc-overview-resource-management.md)