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Use

This form of production supply is a mixture of material-related and order-related picking.

It involves a special form of Structure link2-step picking, which takes place independent of a WM integration. Withdrawal takes place by way of an MM stock transfer. The picking function is used for division among the process orders or production orders.

The material required for production is transferred from the central warehouse to the central picking location (for example, central weighing). This central picking location is an independent storage location that is neither HU-managed, nor WM-managed.

Here the materials are picked for the production order. This means the materials are weighed, counted, or measured. Finally, they are packed in Structure linkhandling units (HU) and brought to the production line.

Prerequisites

Process manufacturing

This is why it is a good idea to have the picking for the process orders take place using separate PI sheets. For the actual production activity, a second PI sheet is generated for each.

Discrete manufacturing (production orders)

For information on picking with production orders, see:

Structure linkHandling Units for Production Orders

 

Features

The following functions are available:

According to 2-step picking, the operation is divided into

 

  1. Withdrawal

Order-related withdrawal:

An order-related withdrawal can only be made if the central warehouse is HU-managed.

  1. The material is withdrawn in complete HUs. This allows more to be withdrawn than is necessary for a production order.
  2. Example

    70 kilograms of fat is required for a production order. However, fat is only stored in handling units of 100 kilograms.

    The fat is therefore withdrawn in a handling unit of 100 kilograms for the order.

  3. A transfer posting to the central picking location is made for the HUs using an MM stock transfer. The HUs are unpacked automatically.

The HUs must be disassembled because the central picking location is not HU-managed as a rule.

 

Material-related withdrawal:

A material-related withdrawal can be made both for HU-managed central warehouses as well as for warehouses that are not HU-managed.

  1. The materials for several production orders are withdrawn in respect to one time frame. They can be packed in complete HUs if the central warehouse is HU-managed.
  2. A transfer posting to the central picking location is made for the materials using an MM stock transfer. HUs are automatically disassembled.

The HUs must be disassembled because the central picking location is not HU-managed as a rule.

 

Note

The central picking location is generally not an HU-managed storage location. This is necessary so that HUs can be disassembled without them having to be assigned to a new HU right away. The assignment to a pick-HU takes place in a separate step. This is not possible for HU-managed storage locations.

If the inspection of the picked quantities is only to be carried out via HUs, the HUs must be posted to an HU-managed storage location during the generation of a central picking location. This can be, for example, the production storage location directly on the production line (storage location of the components in the process order or production order).

This is the only way to guarantee that no materials can be posted independent of an HU before production.

The storage location of the central picking location is the partner storage location of the HU-managed production storage location.

2. Distribution

During the distribution process, the total quantity of the materials is distributed among the individual production orders and brought to the production lines.

  1. The exact material quantity that is required is measured.
  2. The measured material quantity for a production order is packed as a pick-HU and brought to the production line.

NoteHUs for Order

Choose Logistics -> Central Functions -> Handling Unit Management -> Display of HUs -> With Components for Work Order to display all information available on the HUs for a production order.

When you enter the production order number, a list of all HUs assigned to the order appears. By selecting an HU, you find information on the following:

 

 

 

 

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