SKU Group Procedure 2 
SKU Group Procedure 2
Use
You use the SKU group procedure 2 to uniquely define the characteristic values of one or several requirements of a period within an SKU group (material master) during the cutting process. This allows you to make the most use of the marker.
Features
The SKU group procedure 2 determines the lot sizes per grid value within an SKU group by making sure that "neighboring" grid values within an SKU group, such as sizes X and XS, should not be displayed together in a procurement proposal. The system does this according to the maximum lot size.
The difference of the grid values, whose total of requirements exceeds the maximum lot size, is added within a certain assignment sequence to the grid values, whose total of requirements does not reach the maximum lot size. In this procedure, the system assigns the grid values to each other until all grid values are used and the maximum lot size for the planned order is fulfilled.
You have defined the following grid values of a T-shirt as one SKU group and have received the following requirements for this material within a specific period:
|
Grid Value of the SKU Group |
Requirements in pieces |
|
XS BLK |
3 |
|
S BLK |
10 |
|
M BLK |
15 |
|
L BLK |
8 |
|
XL BLK |
2 |
|
XXL BLK |
3 |
The maximum lot size is 6 pieces per planned order.
In the first step, the system plans the SKUs that can be completely planned (with the maximum lot size of 6 pieces) and creates the appropriate planned orders for these SKUs:
Due to the requirements, the first step results in the following planned orders with the maximum lot size.
|
Grid Value of the SKU Group |
Number of Planned Orders with Maximum Lot Size (6 pieces) |
|
S BLK |
1 (with 6 pieces) |
|
M BLK |
2 (with 6 pieces each) |
|
L BLK |
1 (with 6 pieces) |
Requirements that are not yet covered:
|
Grid Value of the SKU Group |
"Remaining" Requirements in pieces |
|
XS BLK |
3 |
|
S BLK |
4 |
|
M BLK |
3 |
|
L BLK |
2 |
|
XL BLK |
2 |
|
XXL BLK |
3 |
In the second step
, the system tries to combine the SKUs from the outside in, as illustrated in the graphic, in order to achieve the maximum lot size per planned order:
The system therefore puts the 3 black T-shirts in size XS in a planned order. This does not, however, fulfill the maximum lot size. The system then takes size XXL and fills the requirement of 3 pieces in size XS with the 3 pieces from size XXL. During the MRP, a planned order is created that fulfills the maximum lot size of 6 pieces.
The system now combines size S with size XL. There is a remaining requirement of 4 pieces and 2 pieces. Thus the maximum lot size of 6 pieces is fulfilled. During the MRP, a planned order is created for this.
Neither the black T-shirt in size M (remaining requirement: 3 pieces), nor the T-shirt in size L (remaining requirement: 2 pieces) fulfill the maximum lot size. Since there are no other requirements in this SKU group, the system assigns both these requirements to a planned order with the lot size of 5 pieces. During the MRP, a planned order is created for this.
Planned Orders resulting from the Second Step
|
3 pieces of XS BLK + 3 pieces of XXL BLK -> 1 planned order with maximum lot size |
|
2 pieces of XL BLK + 4 pieces of S BLK -> 1 planned order with maximum lot size |
|
3 pieces of M BLK+ 2 pieces of L BLK -> 1 planned order with a lot size of 5 pieces |
Each planned order contains only one category.
You can specify SKU groups according to your own choice. If you do not explicitly define an SKU group, the SKU group procedure 2 considers all characteristic values of the requirements within a period.