The same rules(Modeling Single Parts) also apply to assemblies:
If several individual parts are used, each with classified "CNS_CP" (formerly "RVT_CP" [Revit Family Template Mapping point] in the eCATALOGsolutions classification "CNS"), the first part in the assembly structure (which contains the "CNS_CP" classified point) is usually used for the placement of the assembly.
The order of the parts in the assembly structure is usually kept, subject to optimizations on the system (on-premises PARTsolutions installations / PARTcommunity CAD backend).