About this Guide

This document describes the setup of material issue for various manufacturing processes. The manual and automated processes of issuing material are described, along with steps in the processes and the setup process.

Intended audience

This document is intended for persons in charge of the setup and maintenance of job shop control in Manufacturing. Consequently, the intended audience can include key users, implementation consultants, product architects, support specialists, and so on.

Document summary

Chapter number Content
Chapter 1 An overview of the concepts that are related to the issue of material.
Chapter 2 The methods you can use to control material issue.
Chapter 3 A description of backflushing as method to issue material.
Chapter 4 The role of shop floor warehouses in material issue.
Chapter 5 Some backgrounds on warehousing procedures.

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