Re: Cycle Count Procedures

["Devin Bowen" <devinbowen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

the parameter is very simple to change (sys800 inventory parameters) and can be switched back and forth so long as there are no open cycle counts when you switch (this would likely cause confusion and problems).

 

however, 1-step is not necessarily the RECOMMENDED method.  Check with your accountants - most do not like, do not recommend and will not allow 1-step cycle counting because if something is MISKEYED, it takes another adjustment to fix it.

 

1-step adjusts first and prints the variance report based on new inventory values.  two-steps prints the variance report based on keyed counts and allows you to spot variances and recheck the counts or count sheets (transpositions or bad handwriting) before the actual adjustment is posted to BPCS inventory.

 

bottom-line is this:

 

1-step . . . the people doing the counting will love 1-step because they don't have to use the cycle count post program and then INV500 to post the variance adjustments (let me guess - someone connected to the counting said this was the RECOMMENDED method?  :-))

 

2-step . . . a little more work but there will be a lot less flip-flop adjustments since transpositions and bad counts will be caught and reconciled BEFORE inventory is actually adjusted!

 

Of the twenty or so BPCS clients I've worked with, probably 80% used 2-step cycle counting.

 

 

JMHO,

 

Devin

 

Devin Bowen

Enterprise Application Solutions

www.easolutions.net

----- Original Message -----

From: dbaird@nmtgroup.com

Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 2:30 AM

To: BPCS-L@midrange.com

Subject: Cycle Count Procedures

Please accept the dumbing down of this query...

We are running eBPCS v6.1 on OS/400 v4.3.

I was under the impression that BPCS will give a choice of 2 different methods
of cycle counting. We are at present operating a 2-part cycle count within BPCS
and the operators are required to manually post each line to the inventory file.

I have been led to believe that the 1-part cycle count method is the recommended
method (as this would remove one large part of potential user error).


Question: Is it possible to change the cycle count within BPCS to the 1-part
method after using the 2-part method?


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