I have an odd question. We have part ABC123. This part is sometimes manufactured and has a BOM; sometimes, we purchase it from an outside vendor. Our engineering team wants to be able to use the same part number but two BOMs. I question if this is a good idea. Others might have similar scenarios and would love feedback on how they deal with them.
The gist is we save money but have an extended lead time on the purchased item so in some cases, we end up making the item.