SAP PP reuse handling unit during production

Hi,

I'd like to get some feedback to define the best way to solve my customers requirement:

My customer is using SAP PP in combination with Handling Unit management. Via a production order, material X (packed in Handling Unit 1234) will be converted into material Y. This material will also be packed into a Handling Unit.

Now, the Handling Unit ID of material X (in this case 1234) needs to be reused for material Y. The reason for this is that the Handling Unit ID is a unique ID which needs to be visible during the whole supply chain.

Two questions:

1. Is it possible to reuse the Handling Unit during this production step?

2. If not, are there any best practices in how to solve this?

Thanks & regards,

Amit Yadav