Material transformation

Material Transformation defines the relationship between input materials and output materials. These options are available:

• 1 -> 1: Each input inventory pack produces a single-output inventory pack. For example, assembling a circuit board.
• 1 -> N: Each input inventory pack produces one or more output inventory packs. For example, cutting a roll into multiple sheets.
• M -> 1: Multiple input inventory packs are combined into a single output inventory pack. For example, mixing multiple chemical batches into one batch.
• M -> N: Multiple input inventory packs produce multiple output inventory packs, often asynchronously. For example, consuming several coils to produce multiple cans.

This setting is mainly informational and has minimal impact on process behavior, with one key exception:

• If the 1 -> 1 option is selected without enabling the Does this process change the inventory pack number? option, inventory is processed through production operations as production step build records.
• If the 1 -> 1 option is selected and the Does this process change the inventory pack number? option is selected, the standard consumption and creation of inventory is applied, and the one-pack-in/one-pack-out rule is not strictly enforced.