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Booking stock into warehouse

Former Member
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Hello All

We have just implemented SAP B1 in our Factory.

We manufacture different Plastic Products on 25 different machines.

Our Real time manufacturing system is not linked with SAP system.

We regularly manufacture parts that are used in BOM of other product, Just  to make it clear we may manufacture Cap of a bottle.

So if we are manufacturing cap on machine 1 and manufacturing bottle on machine 2, surely it would make sense to take the cap form machine 1 fit to the bottle and send the finished goods to the warehouse.

If we do this the warehouse will not be able to accept this goods because there are no CAPS on the shopfloor so how can we fit on the bottle.

What we have to do currently is make the caps send it warehouse and then recall the caps back form the warehouse and then use it on the bottles.

This is waste of time and labour.

I am sure SAP is capable of more than this.

Can you GURU's please suggest a solution to this.

Thanking You

Chetan

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Former Member
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Hi Chetan,

You might be having a BOM that uses the SFG to get the FG.

The process that you described is that you simultaneously manufacture two SFG.

and ur challenge is that- when the FG is to be manufactured the system wont allow you to process the Order as there are not SFG in stock. I hope this is correct.

If so, then as Davinder mentioned, you need to keep the issue method to Backflush for both SFG so that when the SFG's manufacturing is completed the inventory in the ware house will automatically updated, so while manufacturing FG you will not run out of Stocks.

Also If it is on manual then complete the production for SFG, take the goods receipt into the warehouse so that you have the required quantities to start the production of FG.

So for you to automate and minimize the intervention, you need to make the Issue methods to Backuflush (This needs to be done at the BOM), this will automatically update the quantities as soon as you complete the process.

regards,

Ravi.

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Hi, you have indicated that you don't use SAP B1 for the manufacturing process? Does this mean no BOM, or Production Order within SAP Business One?

Could you share how you do the Finish Goods (FG) and Raw Material (RM) stock in/out from SAP B1's inventory module?

Former Member
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Hello Davinder

We are using SAP B1 for manufacturing.

The only thing is our real time monitoring system (MATTEC) is not linked with SAP which means if one cap is manufactured on the machine SAP does not know unless it is manually entered in SAP.

Chetan

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Ok, that clears things up.

The challenge about not having real time info would be:
1. Inventory quantity status (either raw mat, semi finish goods [SFG], or finish goods).

2. Costing.

What can be done here would maybe be create a few warehouses:

A. Bottle cap warehouse (SFG). * Note that the bottle cap has its own BOM.

B. Bottle warehouse (FG). *Note that the bottle cap is part of the bottle BOM.

Since the Bottle BOM cannot in theory run without having updated quantities for bottle cap (SFG), you can circumvent this by setting the bottle cap BOM to be backflush.

(For more info and some reading on 'backflush', please see here -->

Else, SAP B1 will always see insufficient quantity in either BOM due to the fact the inventory details is not real time.

Former Member
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Hello Ravi

Thanks for your help.

I have tried changing the BOMS to backflush, unfortunately I am getting error message because we are using PRODUMEX (add on warehouse management).

Can you please help

Chetan 

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Hi, you may have some very specific setup / settings that's related to the add-on in question. Perhaps the best way would be to clarify with the vendor on the setup and deployment?

You could also share the error so we can understand the nature of the error?

Former Member
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Hi Chetan,

I do not think the Add-on will cause an error.

You can share the screen shot of the error and where you are making the changes?

we can surely look into it.

regards,

Ravi.

Former Member
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Hello Ravi.

Please see attached the screen shot

Former Member
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Hi,

You should change the Issue method for this items from Backflush to Manual.

Thanks,

Harshal

Former Member
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Hello Harshal,

The issue method is Manual.

I am trying to change to Backflush.

Chetan

Former Member
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Hello Chetan,

The error explains the thing. As you are using the Add-on. it is not allowing you to update the same to Back-flush. I went through some documentation and it is mentioned that for better control it is suggested to work on Manual Issue method over here.

So because of the add-on you are not able to use the functionality of SAP Business one.

you can reach to the add-on guys for the help.

Also This seems that there is a manual Issue method given for the warehouse using the Add-on due to which you might not be able to change over here.

regards,

Ravi.