Material issue strategies

Methods

LN offers you various levels of control for the issue of materials. You can specify a different method for each material.

• Available methods to control the quantity of the issue:

  • Direct user control over the quantities to issue
  • Quantities determined by the allocations

• Available methods to control the time of the issue. LN issues the material:

  • After a user gives a command
  • At the allocation date
  • Immediately when the production order is released

• Special methods:

  • Backflushing
  • Floor stock

You can influence the issue process with parameters such as:

• Direct Process Warehouse Order Line
• Materials

The Manual Issuing check box in the Production Order Parameters (tisfc0100s000) session influences the issuing process of all materials. Materials are issued when you choose the Transfer Subseq. Delivery to Issue command in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) session.

If you apply backflushing, LN issues the material when you report a quantity of the end product as Completed or Rejected.

You can keep inexpensive materials present in the job shop as floor stock. Floor stock is not allocated to a warehouse and is not included in material costs. To account for floor stock materials, a surcharge is added to the standard cost of an end item. The supply of floor-stock items to the job shop is triggered by Kanban. A warehousing order of the Production type can be created in which you determine from which warehouse and to what work center the material must be shipped.