Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000)

Use this session to maintain item manufacturer combinations. In this session, you can define the various manufacturers that are approved to supply a specific item.

Before you can use this session, you must select the Multiple Manufacturer Item check box in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.

On the appropriate menu, you can choose:

 

Item

In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on.

An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants.

You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items:

  • Cost items (for example, electricity)
  • Service items
  • Subcontracting services
  • List items (menus/options)
Manufacturer

A supplier of finished goods. User-definable item grouping data used for sorting and selecting.

Manufacturer Item

The item code as used by the manufacturer to identify the item specified.

Item Description1

Description of the Item, like the material specification.

Together with the Manufacturer Item, LN prints this information on purchase documents (purchase orders and purchase requisitions).

Item Description2

Complementary description of the Item.

Together with the Manufacturer Item, LN prints this information on purchase documents (purchas orders and purchase requisitions).

Item Description3

Complementary description of the Item.

Together with the Manufacturer Item, LN prints this information on purchase documents (purchase orders and purchase requisitions).

Additional Information1

Additional information regarding the Item such as safety approval reference.

LN does not print this information on purchase documents.

Additional Information2

Additional information regarding the Item.

LN does not print this information on purchase documents.

Additional Information3

Additional information regarding the Item.

LN does not print this information on purchase documents.

Mean Time Between Failures

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

MTBF is used for all machineries and all components. Manufacturers make use of MTBF for calculating the reliability of their product and for determining which guarantee can be given on their product.

For example, a lamp consists of:

A foot and shadethese products never fail.
A light fittingMTBF is 500 hours.
A switchMTBF is 2000 hours.

 

The lamp's MTBF is:

 
1/MTBF = 1/500 + 1/2000 MTBF = 2000/5 = 400 hours
				

As a consequence, a composed product is always weaker than its weakest component.

Country

The country of origin for items produced by the manufacturer.

The country of origin is defaulted from the Country field in the Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000) session, but can be overwritten in the current session.

Status

The status of the item manufacturer combination determines whether you can order items produced by the manufacturer.

Note

If you use Data Management, you cannot define this field. You must assign a status to item manufacturer combinations in the Change Order (dmchm0150m005) session.

Effective Date

The first day on which a record or a setting is valid. The effective date often includes the effective time.

Note

If you use Data Management, you cannot define this field. The validity of the item manufacturer combination is then defined in the Change Order (dmchm0150m005) session.

Expiry Date

The last date on which a record or a setting is valid. The expiry date often includes the expiry time.

Note

If you use Data Management, you cannot define this field. The validity of the item manufacturer combination is then defined in the Change Order (dmchm0150m005) session.

Blocking Reason

The reason why you have blocked the item manufacturer combination for use.

In this field, you can only select a Blocking Reason from the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session when you have defined the Status field as Blocked.

Note

When an item-manufacturer combination is blocked, all dependent item-manufacturer-supplier relations will automatically be blocked in the Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000) session. When a manufacturer is blocked in the Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000) session, all dependent item manufacturer combinations are automatically blocked in the current session.

Effective Date Change Order

If you use Data Management to validate the item manufacturer combination, in this field, references to the change order are provided.

Expiry Date Change Order

If you use Data Management to validate the item manufacturer combination, in this field, references to the change order are provided.