Glossary for WarehousingABC analysis An evaluative process in which items are classified into those
making a large contribution (A items), an intermediate contribution (B items),
and a small contribution (C items) to the total inventory turnover. ABC code A code that shows each item's contribution to the total
inventory turnover. A items are high-value items and C items constitute low
value. activity A step in a warehousing procedure. An activity corresponds with
a session of the Warehousing package. For example, the inbound activity Generate Inbound
Advice is performed using the Generate Inbound Advice (whinh3201m000) session. actual log date The current date and time when the inventory transaction took
place. In contrast with the transaction date, the actual
log date cannot be changed. additional information fields User-defined fields that can be linked to LN tables. The contents of additional fields can be transferred between LN tables. Additional information fields are meaningless to LN as no functional logic is linked to the contents of these fields. adjustment order A warehouse order created specifically to adjust inventory
where a variance has occurred. An adjustment order adjusts inventory and
creates financial transactions. administrative shipment structure The administrative structure is the arrangement of shipment
headers and shipment lines. administrative warehouse A warehouse that offers a view of a warehouse that is managed
by a business partner. An administrative warehouse corresponds with a physical
warehouse controlled by the business partner's system. In that physical
warehouse, the inbound and outbound processing takes place. The administrative
warehouse mirrors the inventory levels present in the business partner's
warehouse. Administrative warehouses are used in situations such as the following:
Administrative warehouse is not one of the warehouse types that you can define in LN, setting up an administrative warehouse requires various parameter settings. advance shipment notice A notification that a shipment has been sent. Advanced shipment
notices are sent and received by means of EDI. You can receive advance shipment
notices from your supplier informing you that goods are to arrive at your
warehouse, and/or you can send advance shipment notices to your customers that
the goods they ordered are about to be delivered. Abbreviation: ASN Synonym: shipment
notice advice number The number of the individual advice line. A warehousing order
line can be subdivided into one or more advice lines depending on the number of
lots and/or locations that have been assigned. allocated inventory Inventory throughout all warehouses that is allocated to
outbound order lines. After the inventory is shipped, that is, has left the
warehouse, the allocation is deleted. Also referred to as standard allocation
or soft allocation. See also inventory location allocation. See also location allocation allocation buffer Inventory that is allocated to a specification. This inventory
is not allocated to a specific order, but can be consumed by any order line
with a specification whose characteristics match the characteristics of the
specification of the allocation buffer. allocation change order A commission to change the allocation of
inventory. ASN assembly kit An order-dependent set of items that must be supplied together
to the shop-floor warehouse. assembly location The location at which subassemblies or parts are put together. associated line - handling unit Handling units can be associated with:
ATT availability planning The planning method which indicates the availability of tools
for the planned production orders, service orders, and the actual production
orders. Availability data enables you to check the future availability of the
tools for these orders. If a tool is not available for the operation or service
activity, you can take appropriate action. available to transfer (ATT) Inventory on-hand allocated to a particular project cost-peg
demand, but not needed just yet. Therefore the inventory is available for other
project cost pegs, provided that the inventory is replenished in time to
fulfill the original demand. Abbreviation: ATT batch size The number of assembly kits to be called off. See: assembly kit bill of enterprise The search structure by company for warehouses based on the
numeric priorities assigned to the warehouses. 1 is the highest priority, and
999 the lowest. bill of lading The legal document used by the carrier that states what is
transported (nature, quantity, weights, and so on) to what address. blocking A function used to block inventory transactions. You can define
blockings by zone, location, lot, stock point, or serialized item. See: reason for blocking BOM line The line number within the bill of material. BOM position number A reference number identifying a specific combination of
manufactured and component items in a bill of material. The position number is
subdivided by sequence numbers that are used to refer to usage of a component
between particular dates. bulk location The location used mainly for large inbound quantities and/or
containers and to indicate from which pick locations can be replenished. See: pick location Business Object Document (BOD) An XML message used to exchange data between enterprises or
enterprise applications. The BOD is composed of a noun, which identifies the
message content, and a verb, which identifies the action to be taken with the
document. The unique combination of the Noun and the Verb forms the name of the
BOD. For example, noun ReceiveDelivery combined with verb Sync results in BOD
SyncReceiveDelivery. by location An outbound method that determines the physical outbound
priority of a specific item. The inventory is issued from inventory based on
the outbound priority of the
locations. The inventory date will not be taken into account. class of risk A code indicating the type of hazard. This code is only used if
a shipment has been flagged as containing hazardous material. closed warehousing order A fully processed warehousing order. Fully processed means that
the related activities are completed and the warehousing order is no
longer needed in processes involving the originating order. For example, such
processes can include financial posting or invoicing. commitment time fence The time interval in which an order must be committed. Ideally,
you only want to commit inventory to orders that must be shipped before you can
receive the next purchase/replenishment/production order for that item. company owned Goods owned by your organization. A type of ownership behavior pertaining to
goods in inventory or on order, which is set for standard business processes
based on standard attributes such as delivery terms and point of title passage. After your customer receives or
stores the goods, the customer will take ownership of the goods. If you
purchase goods from your supplier, you become the owner after receipt or
storage of the goods. See also: ownership consigned A type of ownership
behavior pertaining to goods in inventory or on order. If you are a customer, consigned goods are goods delivered by the supplier that you do not own and for which you have not paid. You become the owner, and payment is due, when you use or sell the goods, or after a given number of days after you receive the goods. If you are a supplier, consigned goods are goods that you delivered to your customer, but the customer will not take ownership or pay until he uses or sells the goods, or until a given period of time after receipt of the goods has passed. The period of time between the receipt of the goods and the date on which the customer becomes the owner, and payment is due, is laid down in the contract drawn up between the supplier and the customer. See also: ownership Synonym: Pay on Use consignment inventory The goods owned by a third party and that are stored in a
warehouse belonging to another party. Two types of consignment inventory exist:
consumption The issue from the warehouse of consigned items by or on behalf of the customer. The
customer's purpose is to use these items for sale, production, and so on. After
the items are issued, the customer becomes the owner of the items and the
customer must pay the supplier. cross-docking The process by which inbound goods are immediately taken from
the receipt location to the staging location for issue. For example, this
process is used to fulfill an existing sales order for which no inventory is
available. LN distinguishes the following three types of cross-docking:
Note You can maintain cross-dock orders that originate from Sales in the same way as cross-dock orders created in Warehousing, with the exception of the sales order/purchase order link, which you cannot change. cross-dock lead time The time interval, defined in hours or days, between receiving
the goods on the receiving location until the moment the goods leave the
warehouse from the staging location. It includes the normal waiting times on
the receiving location and/or staging location, and inspection
time. Note You can define cross-dock lead times for warehouses and/or item-warehouse combinations. cross-dock order An outbound order line for which the goods must be
cross-docked. A cross-dock order can be fulfilled by creating cross-dock order
lines for it. cross-dock order line An inbound order line for which the goods must be cross-docked.
Cross-dock order lines are used to fulfill cross-dock orders. See: cross-dock order cross-dock order priority definition A user-defined set of priorities assigned to one or more LN table fields. LN uses the cross-dock
order priority definition to generate the cross-dock order system
priority. Note
cross-dock restriction definition A user-defined set of rules that LN uses to determine
whether to create cross-dock orders. The rules are checked one after the other.
If a valid condition is met, no cross-dock orders will be created. If no rule
applies, LN permits
creation of cross-dock orders. Cross-dock restriction rules are taken into
account regardless of the use of direct material supply. customer owned A type
of ownership behavior pertaining to goods in inventory or on order. Customer
owned goods are goods whose ownership will not change during any of the inbound
or outbound warehousing processes. For example, a customer sent you some components that you, as a subcontractor, will use to manufacture a product for this customer. The customer owns the components while they are stored in your warehouse and throughout all the logistic and production processes involved in manufacturing and delivering the product to the customer. See also: ownership cycle counting The periodical count of the item inventory to verify if the
system data is still accurate. cycle count order An order generated by LN to count the inventory by stock point at a
particular frequency and to subsequently register the counted quantities. A
cycle count order consists of an order number and a sequence number indicating
the number of counts performed on this order. As a result of the count action,
you can adjust the inventory. DDC delivery code A reason code that indicates who is to pay for the
transportation of the goods. delivery note A transport document that provides information on a consignment
contained in one truck (or other vehicle) and refers to an order or a set of
orders for one consignee at a delivery address. If the truck load contains
shipments for various business partners, the load includes more than one
delivery note. The information on a delivery note includes the delivery date
and address, the customer's name, the contents of the consignment, and so on.
In Italy, a delivery note is a legally required document, where it used to be
called BAM (Bolla Accompagnamento Merci). Currently it is called DDT (Documento
di Trasporto). In Portugal and Spain delivery notes are also used, but there
they do not have the same legal status as in Italy. delivery terms The terms or agreements concerning the delivery of goods. demand data The actual demand that is collected at the point of sales order
entry. Each sales order is an instance of actual demand. Therefore, data
associated with the sales order is collected. demand forecast The level of demand that is expected in future periods. The demand forecast is based on historical demand data and can be used to determine the optimal safety stock and reorder point. See: safety stock, reorder point demand order An order, usually a sales order or sales schedule, fulfilling
the demand of a customer. direct material supply A supply method in which (pending) receipts and available
inventory on hand are used to meet high-priority demand within a user-specific
cluster of warehouses. This supply method can be run either automatically,
interactively, or manually, using the Direct Material Supply Distribution (whinh6130m000) session. Abbreviation: DMS disposition Manner in which quarantined manufactured or purchased items or
materials are handled, for example by scrapping, reworking or returning to the
vendor. disposition order An order that LN generates after the user has processed a disposition
line. The disposition order is used to carry out a disposition. The disposition that the user selected to process the disposition line determines whether a disposition order is generated, and if yes, the type of disposition order that is generated:
For the dispositions Use As Is and No Fault Found, no disposition order is generated. distributed data collection A method of entering data without the use of the standard GUI.
For example, entering data by the use of a remote scanner. Abbreviation: DDC DMS dock A location in a warehouse where goods can be loaded or
unloaded. economic stock The inventory that is available to be sold. equipment description code A code identifying the type of equipment used for the shipment.
For example, TL = trailer. equipment initial The prefix (or alphabetic part) of the equipment's ID code. equipment number The sequencing (or numeric) part of an equipment unit's ID code
number. ESB LN Adapter Connects the ERP LN application server to the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). In this fashion, the ESB LN
Adapter acts as a dispatcher for inbound and outbound BOD messages. excess inventory Inventory for which no demand is present. For example, excess
inventory can result from fixed order quantities, when the received quantity
exceeds the present demand. Excess inventory can be:
FIFO financial warehouse A warehouse with warehouse type Financial. A financial warehouse is used to show the
inventory levels and enable financial processing of owned inventory that is
actually stored in a physical, that is, "real," warehouse belonging to another
business unit or branch office within the same organization. The owning unit
and the unit storing the inventory have their own p & l accountability. first in, first out (FIFO) An inventory valuation method for accounting purposes. The
assumption is that the oldest inventory value (first in) is the first to be
used or sold (first out). However, this method assumes no necessary
relationship with the actual physical movement of specific items. FIFO can also be an outbound method that determines the physical outbound priority of a specific item. The oldest inventory is the first to be issued, taking into account the ordered packaging level, that is leading over the inventory date. Example A box containing 10 pieces is ordered and you have the following inventory:
If the outbound priority of the item is FIFO, the box with receipt date 05-01 is issued. Abbreviation: FIFO fixed location A location that is assigned to a specific item. If you link a
location to an item, the item is always stored in that location. A fixed
location can contain different items. fixed transfer price (FTP) The firm value against which an item is valuated in the
inventory. This value equals the item cost price, including any surcharges or
discounts. FTP also is an inventory valuation method for accounting purposes. FTP uses the fixed transfer price to valuate the inventory. forecast method A technique used to forecast the demand for items. The following forecast methods are available:
future ordered quantity Quantity associated with a sales order detail whose planned
delivery date is outside the commitment time fence. general-level package definition A package definition that you can use for various items. You
can link a general-level package definition to an item to adjust the package
definition data for the item. In this way, you create an item-level package
definition. goods received note A document that lists expected items and their quantities. Dock
personnel can use goods received notes to compare against receiving documents
provided by the supplier. goods-received note The note used to register the quantities received in a
warehouse. LN prints
the expected quantity on the note. handling unit A uniquely identifiable physical unit that consists of
packaging and contents. A handling unit can contain items. A handling unit has a structure of packaging
materials used to pack items, or is a part of such a structure. A handling unit includes the following attributes:
If you link an item to a handling unit, the item is packed by means of the handling unit. The packaging item refers to the type of container or other packing material of which the handling unit consists. For example, by defining a packaging item such as Wooden Crate for a handling unit, you specify that the handling unit is a wooden crate. handling unit structure A description of the way items are packaged by means of
handling units. A handling unit structure includes any of the following elements:
handling unit template One of the elements of a package definition. A handling unit
template provides information on the packing materials that must be used to
pack items and on the way the packaging materials are structured. The package
structure is hierarchical and consists of several nodes that are related in a
parent-child fashion. The packaging materials refer to handling units, each
node represents a handling unit. When handling units are generated for the items of a particular order, the handling units are created and structured as defined in the handling unit template of the package definition that is linked to the order. inbound A procedure in which received goods are stored in a warehouse. inbound advice A list generated by LN that indicates the location where received goods
must be stored, taking into account storage conditions, blockings, and so on. inbound lead time The time interval between the arrival of the items and the
actual storage in the warehouse. inbound-order line A warehousing-order line used for the inbound of goods. An
inbound-order line gives detailed information about planned receipts and actual
receipts. For example:
inbound priority The sequence in which inventory locations are considered for
storing received goods. Infor ION An event-driven and XML-based messaging engine. This is the
standard message bus. The message bus and its message standards provide the
infrastructure for transporting messages to other application modules in a
secure way. inspection location A type of inventory location exclusively designated to store
items that are eligible for inspection upon receipt. After the items have passed inspection, they are transferred to:
Goods in an inspection location are always considered to be on-hold inventory. inventory The goods stored in a warehouse. inventory adjustment order A manually entered order to increase or decrease the system
inventory. inventory buffer A repository where inventory can be reserved for special
purposes. A separate order origin (called inventory buffer) is used to do this. inventory-carrying costs The costs for holding an item (per inventory unit) in
inventory, including costs for interest, storage space, and risk. inventory commitment The reservation of inventory for an order without taking into
account the physical storage of the goods within the warehouse. Previously
referred to as hard allocation. inventory commitment The reservation of inventory for an order without taking into
account the physical storage of the goods within the warehouse. Previously
referred to as hard allocation. inventory commitment date The date on which or after which inventory on hand must be
reserved for a specific order. inventory date A date that is assigned to items when they are stored. You can
use inventory dates to retrieve items based on FIFO (First In First Out) or
LIFO (Last In First Out), without carrying out extensive lot control. The meaning of the inventory date is connected to the outbound priority of LIFO, FIFO, or the product expiry date of the item. With outbound priority LIFO or FIFO, the default for the inventory date is the system date; however, you can overwrite this so that the inventory date does not have to be equal to the storage date. If the item has a particular shelf life, the inventory date is the product expiry date defined for the item. inventory handling The way in which the inventory is handled, both physically and
in LN, if BOM items or
list items are received or issued. The inventory can be handled:
inventory level The inventory quantity that can be available in a warehouse. In
VMI or subcontracting scenarios, warehouse supply can be based on inventory
levels laid down in contracts between suppliers and customers. inventory location allocation Inventory stored in specific warehouses or warehouse locations
that is allocated to outbound order lines for which outbound advice is created
that is not yet shipped. Also referred to as firm allocation or hard
allocation. After the inventory is shipped, that is, has left the warehouse,
the allocation is deleted. See also allocated inventory inventory management business partner The business partner who is responsible for inventory
management at a warehouse. inventory on hand The physical quantity of goods in one or more warehouses
(including the inventory on hold). Synonym: on-hand inventory inventory on hold A quantity of goods that is blocked. On-hold inventory can
arise when the location, the lot, the zone, or the stock point is blocked. You
can block inventory for various reasons, for example, for inspection or
cycle-counting. If a location has been blocked for all transactions, the blocked quantity is equal to the inventory on hand. You cannot partially block the inventory at a location. Synonym: on-hold inventory inventory on order The planned receipts. The inventory has been received and the
inbound advice is generated. However, the advice is not yet released. This
quantity is included in the economic stock. Synonym: on-order inventory inventory ownership change order A commission to change the ownership of goods from the
supplier, that is, the buy-from business partner, to the own
company, if the ownership is time based. See also ownership. An inventory ownership change order consists of an order header providing general information and one or more order lines providing details about the items involved. In addition, if resulting from the ownership change relocation is required involving adjustments of the handling unit structure, line handling information is also provided. Time based change orders are generated by users for items due for ownership change. LN uses change orders to generate financial transactions related to the ownership change and to track the whereabouts of inventory. inventory transaction Any change in the inventory records. inventory transaction type A classification that is used to indicate the type of inventory
movement. The following inventory transaction types are available:
inventory turnover The number of times that an inventory cycles during a year. inventory unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is
recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. inventory valuation method A method to calculate the inventory value. The inventory is valued at either its fixed price or its actual receipt price. Because inventory value can change with time, the age of inventory needs to be noted. In LN, the following inventory valuation methods are available:
inventory variance The difference between the valuation amount that is recorded
after the receipt of goods and the updated value for that particular receipt. An inventory variance can be created:
issue The transaction type that is used to withdraw goods from
inventory. issue price The price against which goods are issued from the warehouse.
The issue price is based on the inventory valuation price plus issuing
surcharges. item-level package definition A package definition that is defined for a specific item. An
item-level package definition is created from a general-level package
definition. item valuation group An entity that is used to group items for inventory valuation
purposes. To define an item valuation group, you must link an item valuation
group code to the items that you want to include in the item valuation group.
Item valuation groups and warehouse valuation groups are linked, for example,
to inventory valuation methods to valuate the item-warehouse combinations
included in the warehouse and item valuation groups. Kanban A demand-pull system of just-in-time production that regulates
the supply of items to shop floor warehouses. Kanban uses standard containers or lot sizes (also called bins) to deliver items to shop floor warehouses. In the shop floor warehouse, two or more bins are available with the same items. Items are only taken from one bin. If a bin is empty, a new bin is ordered and the items are taken from the (second) full bin. To each bin a label is attached. The line stations use the label to order a full bin with the required items. As a result, no inventory administration is done in the shop floor warehouse for the floor stock items that are used. kit order A sales order or warehousing order created using the extended
kit handling functionality. label A printed piece of paper with information about items,
quantities, packaging items and so on. A label often contains bar codes to
enable scanning. last in, first out (LIFO) An inventory valuation method for accounting purposes. The
assumption is that the most recently received value item (last in) is the first
to be used or sold (first out). However, this method assumes no necessary
relationship with the actual physical movement of specific items. LIFO can also be an outbound method that determines the physical outbound priority of a specific item. The newest inventory is the first to be issued, taking into account the ordered packaging level, that is leading over the inventory date. Example A box containing 10 pieces is ordered and you have the following inventory:
If the outbound priority of the item is LIFO, the box with receipt date 10-01 is issued. Abbreviation: LIFO lead-time unit The unit in which lead time is expressed. The following lead-time units are available:
LIFO list In LN,
an enumeration of components. A list can be a kit, a menu, an option, or an
accessory. load In LN,
all goods and/or shipments carried by one means of transport on a specific date
and time and using a specific route. location A distinct place in a warehouse where goods are stored. A warehouse can be divided into locations to manage the available space, and to locate the stored goods. Storage conditions and blocks can be applied to individual locations. location type The location type indicates the purpose of the location, for
example, receipt, inspection, bulk, pick, staging, assembly. lot A number of items produced and stored together that are
identified by a (lot) code. Lots identify goods. lot-feature value Value assigned to a variable lot feature. A shortened version
of variable lot-feature value. Such features can have a different value for
each project, item, or lot. lot-for-lot An ordering process that generates planned orders in quantities
equal to the net requirements in each period. lot item An item that is subject to lot control. lot price (lot) An inventory valuation method for accounting purposes that is
used to separately calculate the lot price or cost price for each lot. The lot
price is based on the actual receipt price. lot selection The specific conditions that can be established for lot items
on order lines. These conditions are:
lot size The number of items in a lot. lot tracking The ability to trace lots during the logistical process. lower cost or market value (LCMV) A valuation method that compares the inventory value based on
one of the inventory valuation methods (see below) with the inventory's market
value. If the market value is lower, the entire inventory of a specific item is
valued in the balance sheet using the market value. The following inventory valuation methods can be used to determine the inventory value:
maximum-time interval A defined period of time in a calendar, for which a resource
can be planned. motive of transport A reason code that indicates why transportation takes place,
for example, Repair, Sales, Transfer, and so on. moving-average unit cost (MAUC) An inventory valuation method for accounting purposes. The MAUC is the average value for each unit of the current inventory. For each new receipt the MAUC is updated. on-hand inventory See: inventory on hand on-hold inventory See: inventory on hold on-order inventory See: inventory on order order controlled/Batch A demand-pull system that regulates the supply of items to shop
floor warehouses. In this supply system, items that are required at a particular line station of the assembly line are called off at an earlier line station, called the trigger-from station. The number of items that is called off depends on what is needed on the assembly line in a specified time fence, called the maximum time interval. In general, the items that are supplied to the shop floor warehouse by batch, are fast movers and are processed in high volumes. There is no direct link between these items and the assembly orders they are used for. In addition, one warehouse order set can be used to supply the goods needed by several assembly orders. order controlled/SILS A demand-pull system that regulates the supply of items to shop
floor warehouses in the sequence in which they are needed. In this supply system, items that are required for a specific assembly order, and at a particular line station of the assembly line, are called off at an earlier line station, called the trigger-from station. The number of items that is called off depends on what is needed for specific assembly orders in a specified time fence, called the maximum time interval. In general, the items that are supplied to the shop floor warehouse by SILS, are fast movers and are processed in high volumes. There is a direct link between these items and the assembly orders they are used for. In addition, one warehouse order set can only supply the goods needed by one assembly order. order controlled/single A demand-pull system that regulates the supply of items to shop
floor warehouses. In this supply system, a specific production order for a specific product pulls the required items from a supply warehouse to the shop floor warehouse. A direct link is established between the production order for which the items are required, and the warehousing order that regulates the supply of the required items to the shop floor warehouse. order horizon The time interval for which demand (actual and forecasted) is
taken into account to determine the net order quantity. LN uses the following formula to calculate the order horizon: factor * lead time (= LT + ST) + constant Note
order set The order set groups order lines of the same order together
according to the following attributes:
order-type priority The priority fields show the priority in which the various
types of outbound advice are processed. Each advice type can only appear once in the list of priorities. Whenever you make a change in the priorities, a corresponding change appears elsewhere in the list. Example If priority 4 contains advice type sales and you change it to contain advice type purchase, the two advice types swap places in the priorities list. outbound The act of retrieving goods from a warehouse. outbound advice A list generated by LN that advises you the location and lot from which
goods must be picked and possibly issued, taking into account factors such as
blocked locations and the outbound method. outbound lead time The time interval between taking the items out of the warehouse
and the departure of the carrier on which the items are placed. outbound method The method by which LN determines the order of issuing items. The
outbound method can be LIFO (last received items first), FIFO (oldest
items first), or By Location (based on the warehouse location's outbound priority). outbound-order line A warehouse-order line that is used to issue goods from a
warehouse. An outbound-order line gives detailed information about planned issues and actual issues, for example:
outbound priority The information that determines the sequence of locations from
which an item must be retrieved. ownership Indicates if, and at which point in the supply chain, the
ownership of goods changes from the supplier to the customer. Ownership changes
also occur between departments or business units within an organization. When
the ownership changes, payment is due. In traditional, non-VMI scenarios, the ownership of an item changes from the supplier to the customer after the customer has received the item from the supplier. The customer must pay for the item on receipt of the goods. In various subcontracting scenarios, ownership will not change during any of the inbound or outbound warehousing processes. In such cases, the ownership is customer owned. In vendor managed inventory (VMI) scenarios, the ownership can be consigned. If the ownership is consigned, the ownership change is either time based or consumption based.
For time based ownership change, the period of time is laid down in the contract between the customer and the supplier. ownership record An ownership record specifies the owner of the items listed on
any of the following objects:
These objects can include items from various owners, and some of the items can be company owned. A separate ownership record is manually or automatically created for each owner. For example, if a receipt line has inventory for two owners, two ownership records are present for the receipt line. package definition A particular configuration of items and their packaging. A
package definition for an item can, for example, be the following: a pallet
contains 12 boxes and each box contains 4 pieces. packaging item The containers or supports that are used to hold and move goods
within manufacturing, distribution processes, and, specifically, within the
warehouse. For example: boxes, pallets. packaging reference A A package building criterion, which refers to the distribution
zone or routing code. packaging reference B A package building criterion, which refers to the consumption
point or point of destination. packing list A document that shows all shipments of a load. packing slip An order document that shows in detail the contents of a
particular package for shipment. The details include a description of the
items, the shippers or customers item number, the quantity shipped, and the
inventory unit of the shipped items. Pay on Use See: consigned picking The process of withdrawing from inventory the components to
make the products or the finished goods to be shipped to a customer. picking list A document that lists the material to be picked for
manufacturing or shipping orders. This document is used by operating personnel
to pick manufacturing or shipping orders. See: picking picking mission A specific picking round performed by one employee or vehicle. See: picking picking sequence A sequence number used to print the picking list. pick location The inventory location designated for order picking purposes. A
pick location is mainly used for the outbound of small quantities and/or
containers that can be replenished by bulk locations. See: bulk location planned delivery date The date for which delivery of a shipment is planned. planned inventory transactions The expected changes in the inventory levels due to planned
orders for items. planned receipt An anticipated receipt that corresponds to an open purchase
order or open production order. planned receipt date The date on which the goods are expected to arrive in the
destination warehouse. planning priority rule A user-defined condition that you can apply to a specific
situation and a specific order, and that results in a priority figure when
applied to a specific order. Aggregating the priority figures of all applicable
priority rules results in a planning priority, which in turn is used as the
system priority. Note
position (number) The warehousing order line number. If the order is generated by
a package other than Warehousing, this number is the same as the original order line number. product expiry date The best-before date; the date up to which you can keep the
goods. production-order advice A recommendation based on the economic stock and the reorder
point of an item. Production order advices must be confirmed and transferred to
convert them into actual production orders. See: economic stock, reorder point projected on hand The inventory on hand projected into the future, taking into
account the planned inventory transactions. LN calculates the projected on hand as follows:
Note You can view the planned inventory transactions in the Planned Inventory Transactions (whinp1500m000) session. purchase order advice A recommendation based on the economic stock and the reorder
point of an item. Purchase order advices must be confirmed and transferred to
convert them into actual purchase orders. qualified demand The corrected demand during a specific period. The qualified
demand is determined by the sales orders during that period. The qualified demand is used for forecasting purposes and is, therefore, corrected for exceptional demands. So, if the demand forecast is calculated, the exceptional demands are not taken into account. See: demand forecast quarantine inventory Inventory sent to a quarantine warehouse or quarantine location
after initial rejection during inbound or outbound inspection, or upon
completion of an operation during production. At the quarantine warehouse or location, the final disposition of the inventory is determined:
Synonym: Rejected inventory quarantine location reason for blocking The reason of the blocking. This reason can be linked to a
blocking of a zone, location, lot, stock point, or serialized item. reason for rejection The reason why received goods did not pass the inspection. receipt The physical acceptance of an item into a warehouse. A receipt
registers: received quantity, receipt date, packing-slip data, inspection data,
and so on. receipt date The date on which the items are actually received in the
destination warehouse. receipt number The sequence number assigned to every individual receipt of
goods. receipt price The price against which goods are received in the warehouse. receiving location The location in which the received goods are placed while they
await the generation of an inbound advice. See: inbound advice reconciliation The process of comparing inventory levels between the WMS and LN, analyzing the
results, and processing any detected differences, preferably by correcting the
related orders. re-executable activity A session or manual step that can be executed more than once as
part of a warehousing procedure. For example, a print session. Rejected inventory See: quarantine inventory reorder point A set inventory level where, if the total stock on-hand plus
total on-order falls below that point, action is taken to replenish the
stock. replenishment The procedure in which inventory is transferred from one
(location in the) warehouse to another because insufficient inventory is
available at the destination (location of the) warehouse. replenishment matrix The relations that define the replenishment of items from bulk
locations or bulk zones to pick locations or pick zones in a warehouse. replenishment order An order that transfers goods between two physical
locations/warehouses. routing sequence code A priority code or number defining the position of the carrier
in the sequence of carriers used for a shipment. Where more than one carrier is
used, one must be first, the next is second, and so on. run number A code assigned to a group of warehousing order lines when they
are advised. LN assigns
or generates a run number if a user does not manually enter or select a run
number while he generates inbound or outbound advice for a group of warehousing
order lines. This is the case if, for example, a user generates outbound advice
by means of the Generate Advice command in the Outbound Order Lines (whinh2120m000) session. LN assigns run numbers
by user. For example, all inbound advice generated by user A on a particular
day obtain a particular run number, and those generated by user B obtain
another run number. For outbound movements, the user can release outbound
advice, generate picking lists, and confirm picking lists by run. For inbound
movements, the user can generate storage lists and confirm storage lists by
run. safety stock The buffer inventory necessary to meet fluctuations in demand
and delivery lead time. In general, safety stock is a quantity of inventory
planned to be in inventory to protect against fluctuations in demand or supply.
In the context of master production scheduling, safety stock is the additional
inventory and capacity planned as protection against forecast errors and
short-term changes in the backlog. seal number The number on the shipments seal. sequence number The sequence number of the warehousing order line. serial price An inventory valuation method for accounting purposes that is
used to separately calculate the price or cost price for each low volume serialized item. The serial price is based on the
actual receipt price. serial-shipping container code (SSCC) A code that is used to identify a handling unit. SSCC is a
non-significant number with a fixed length (18 digits), which does not contain
any classifying elements. Abbreviation: SSCC shelf life The amount of time an item may be held in inventory without
deterioration in quality. ship-from code A code used, together with the ship-from type, to identify the
exact source of a warehousing order. ship-from type The ship-from type is used, together with the ship-from code,
to identify the exact source of a warehousing order. The ship-from type can have the following values:
shipment All goods that are transported to a specific address on a
specific date and time by using a specific route. An identifiable part of a
load. shipment line An individual line of detail in a shipment. shipment notice shipment reference Identifies a group of items that are called off at the same
time. shipping The function that provides facilities for the outgoing shipment
of parts, products, and components. Shipping includes packaging, marking,
weighing, and loading for shipment and the printing of the shipment documents. shipping container A subdivision of a load that contains shipments. The packaging items defined for a container determines
the type of container. shipping manifest A shipping document that describes the content of the shipping
structure consisting of loads, shipments, and, if implemented, containers,
created for a warehousing order or order set. The shipping structure can
contain separate items or items included in BOM or kit structures. ship-to code A code used, together with the ship-to type, to identify where
goods are shipped to. ship-to type The ship-to type is used, together with the ship-to code, to
identify where goods are shipped to. The ship-to type can have the following values:
slow-moving analysis A method of analyzing the inventory, based on the turnover of
items. Items with a low turnover (slow moving items) have a relatively low rate
of usage compared to the normal amount of inventory carried. slow-moving percentage The limit up to which an item is identified as a slow moving
item. staging location A shipping dock in the warehouse where items are held just
before they are placed on any means of transport for shipment. stock point The smallest inventory level that can be registered in LN. The stock point is defined by the following data:
stock point details The lot number, serial number, inventory date, and/or
effectivity unit of an item. storage condition A condition that must be satisfied to store goods. Storage
conditions must be linked to item(group)s and to warehouse locations to prevent
storage of items at unsuitable locations. Storage can be performed in two ways:
storage list The document that states the warehouse or locations where goods
are to be stored. A storage list is used by warehouse personnel to place the
received items in the right location within the warehouse. storage mission A specific storage round carried out by one employee or one
vehicle. storage unit The unit in which the quantity of goods stored is expressed. Example Storage unit: box Inventory unit: liter subkit A phantom item that represent a number of component items or a
main item for a (sub-) assembly. supply order An order, usually a production order or a purchase order, that
contains a quantity of a particular item needed to fulfill a demand order. supply quantity The quantity that must be supplied to a shop floor warehouse. supply sequence The sequence in which the items must be supplied to the shop
floor warehouse. supply system The system that is used to coordinate the timely supply of
goods to the production lines or assembly lines. The following supply systems are available in LN:
supply type The type of the source that supplies the items. LN distinguishes three supply types:
supply warehouse The warehouse that supplies goods and materials to the shop
floor warehouse. system priority A priority that is based on the planning priority rules or the
cross-dock order priorities. LN uses the system priority along with the user priority to determine
a cross-dock order's priority. LN generates cross-dock order lines and, during inbound advice,
advise cross-dock order lines for cross-dock orders with the highest priority
first. Note
time-phased order point A push system that regulates the time-phased supply of items to
warehouses. The quantity of items that is supplied to the warehouse depends on:
If the available inventory plus the planned inventory are below the reorder point, the inventory in the warehouse is replenished. Abbreviation: TPOP See: safety stock topkit An item representing a group of items that make up a set, for
example, an airplane modification set consisting of the materials and tools to
convert a passenger plane to a freight carrier plane, or the end-item - the
highest level - of a bill of material (BOM) of a manufactured item. A topkit consists of various subkits. TPOP transaction date The date and time on which the inventory transaction was
processed. In case of antedating, the transaction date (= receipt date)
precedes the actual log date. transfer The transfer of goods from one warehouse to another (possibly
including such activities as repacking). transfer order A type of warehousing order that is created to register
inventory transactions from an issuing warehouse to a destination warehouse, or
between two locations in a warehouse. A transfer order can be created manually
or be generated by other packages or modules in LN. A transfer order
has transaction type Transfer. Synonym: warehouse transfer, warehousing transfer order trigger-from station The line station from which the supply of items is triggered. user priority A priority that is entered by the user. LN uses the user
priority along with the system priority to determine a cross-dock order's
priority. LN will
generate cross-dock order lines and, during inbound advice, advise cross-dock
order lines for cross-dock orders with the highest priority first. Note The user priority is taken into account before the system priority. variable lot feature The lot features that apply to some lots but not to others and
are, therefore, not defined in the general lot data but are assigned to
individual items. vendor managed inventory (VMI) An inventory management method according to which the supplier
usually manages the inventory of his customer or subcontractor. Sometimes, the
supplier manages the supply planning as well. Alternatively, the customer
manages the inventory but the supplier is responsible for supply planning.
Inventory management or inventory planning can also be subcontracted to a
logistics service provider (LSP). The supplier or the customer may own the inventory delivered by the supplier. Often, the ownership of the inventory changes from the supplier to the customer when the customer consumes the inventory, but other ownership transfer moments occur, which are laid down by contract. Vendor-managed inventory reduces internal costs associated with planning and procuring materials and enables the vendor to better manage his inventory through higher visibility to the supply chain. VMI warehouse A warehouse for which the supplier of the stored goods
performs one or both of the following tasks: manage the warehouse, including
activities surrounding inbound and outbound processes, or plan the supply of
the goods in the warehouse. The supplier may also be the owner of the inventory
in the warehouse. The warehouse is usually located at the customer's premises. warehouse address The address of the warehouse or place where the goods must be
delivered. warehouse-from The warehouse from which the issue will take place. warehouse order See: warehousing order warehouse supply structure Defined for direct material supply, a user-specific cluster of
warehouses, which consists of one or more supply warehouses and a number of
destination warehouses. warehouse-to The warehouse in which the receipt will take place. warehouse transfer, warehousing transfer order See: transfer order warehouse valuation group An entity that is used to group warehouses for inventory
valuation purposes. To define a warehouse valuation group, you must link a
warehouse valuation group code to the warehouses that you want to include in
the warehouse valuation group. Warehouse valuation groups and item valuation
groups are linked, for example, to inventory valuation methods to valuate the
item-warehouse combinations included in the warehouse and item valuation
groups. See: item valuation group warehousing All actions related to the receipt, storage, treatment, and
issuing of goods within a warehouse. The Warehousing package coordinates all transactions of goods in the warehouses by using warehousing orders. This relates to inbound and outbound of goods, transfer of goods, cycle counting of goods, ABC analysis, inventory commitments, and various kinds of inventory reporting. warehousing assembly order A commission to assemble the components of an end item. warehousing order An order for handling goods in the warehouse. A warehouse order can be of the following inventory-transaction types:
Each order has an origin and contains all the information required for warehouse handling. Depending on the item (lot or non-lot) and warehouse (with or without locations), lots and/or locations can be assigned. The order follows a predefined warehousing procedure. Note In Manufacturing a warehousing order is often called a warehouse order. Synonym: warehouse order warehousing-order line A generic term for inbound-order lines and outbound-order lines. warehousing-order number The code of the warehousing order. If the order is generated by
another package, this number corresponds to the original order number. warehousing order type A code that identifies the type of a warehousing order. The
default warehousing procedure that you link to a warehousing order type
determines how the warehousing orders to which the order type is allocated are
processed in the warehouse, although you can modify the default procedure for
individual warehousing orders or order lines. warehousing procedure A procedure to handle warehousing orders and handling units. A
warehousing procedure comprises various steps, also called activities, that a
warehousing order or a handling unit must take to be received, stored,
inspected, or issued. A warehousing procedure is linked to a warehousing order
type, which in turn is allocated to warehousing orders. zero receipt A receipt line with quantity zero. zone A part of the warehouse that can be assigned to specific
employees or vehicles. Each location can be assigned to a zone.
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