Production Versions in Cost Object Controlling
Definition
Production versions define the different methods by which a material can be manufactured. They specify a number of different parameters such as:
From release 4.6A onwards, repetitive manufacturing is based on production versions. You no longer create any run schedule headers in Logistics. Run schedule headers that were created in releases before 4.6A are still used and therefore still exist in the system. (Refer to:
Integration
Production Versions in Cost Object Controlling
You collect the costs for a production version on a product cost collector. You create this product cost collector manually in the menu of Product Cost by Period. You can create the product cost collector individually (refer to:
Processing Product Cost Collectors) or use the function Collective Entry for Repetitive Manufacturing with which you create a separate product cost collector for each production version used in repetitive manufacturing (refer to: Product Cost Collector: Collective Entry for Repetitive Manufacturing). The production version is linked to the product cost collector through a production process.Production versions are not based on the lot size but refer to a period of time defined by the user. Under some circumstances this period of time can be the entire life of the product. Cost Object Controlling is period-based, and measures the target costs and actual costs for the period for each product cost collector.
See also:
Recommendations for Repetitive Manufacturing Cost Object Controlling: Sales-Order-Related Production Selected Logistical Processes and Cost Objects