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  Maximum Lot Size

Definition

Maximum procurement quantity of a receipt.

Use

If you define a maximum lot size, the system can only create receipts with a procurement quantity that does not exceed the maximum lot size. To cover a requirement whose requirements quantity (for in-house production plus assembly scrap ) exceeds the maximum lot size, the system must create several receipts accordingly.

You can use the maximum lot size for the following standard lot-sizing procedures:

In addition, some heuristics consider the maximum lot size. The minimum lot size is not relevant for manually creating a receipt; in this case, the system always creates a receipt with the required yield.

Example

You have defined a maximum lot size of 100 pieces and an assembly scrap of 20% for a product produced in-house. To cover an uncovered requirement of 200 pieces, 250 pieces must be produced altogether, taking the assembly scrap into account. Due to the maximum lot size of 100 pieces, the system creates two receipts with a procurement quantity of 100 pieces each (corresponding to a yield of 80 pieces each) and a further receipt with a procurement quantity of 50 pieces (corresponding to a yield of 40 pieces).