Handling Units in Production Orders (SAP Library - Handling Unit Management (LO-HU))

Handling Units in Production Orders

Purpose

In the area of production orders you can use handling units (HUs) in the following cases:

Goods issues for the withdrawal of components.

For production orders with many components you can make the logistical processes considerably simpler. You can withdraw components that are already being managed in HUs or first create the HU when the components are picked.

Goods receipts for materials produced.

If you use make-to-stock production you can handle partial quantities of stock individually with differently packaged handling units (for example: packaging variations for different customer groups).

Using handling units serves to optimize logistical processes and does not influence the flow of capital in an organization. This means that all goods movements continue to be posted to the relevant production orders.

If you use handling units, they offer you the following advantages:

Carrying out goods movements is made simpler.
Material flows become clearer and can be monitored or traced more easily.
Products can be individually packaged, even in make-to-stock production.

Integration

Depending on your organizational structure you can work with or without warehouse management integration.

Features

The following processes and functions are available:

Material staging of the components with warehouse management integration
Material staging of the components without warehouse management integration
Packing the material produced
Post goods issue with HU
Post goods receipt with HU
Post partial goods issue with HU
Cancel goods movements with HU