Re: 4.05 CD Lot Number Uniqueness ??

Jim:

BPCS S/36 did have the capability to assign the same Lot Number to multiple 
Items.

On V4.05CD, you would need to modify BPCS to support this capability.  While 
not trivial, it can be done.  I have done this modification before for a few 
clients.

Another workaround might be to use the Lot Number of the bulk Item (i.e. 
tablets) as the base for the Lot Number of the finished good Items by adding 
a suffix.  In this way, you could at least group the associated Items 
together for inquiries and reports.

NOTE:  This approach does NOT work if you have BPCS automatically assign the 
Lot Number since it uses all positions of the field for its sequential Lot 
Number. 

Thanks.

Les Mittman
(847) 831-9388


In a message dated 3/19/01 11:30:14 AM Central Standard Time, Zzbpcs@aol.com 
writes:

<< Subj:     4.05 CD Lot Number Uniqueness ??
 Date:  3/19/01 11:30:14 AM Central Standard Time
 From:  Zzbpcs@aol.com
 Sender:    owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com
 Reply-to:  BPCS-L@midrange.com
 To:    BPCS-L@midrange.com
 
 
 BPCS 4.05 CD requires that a Lot Number be Unique per Item Number.
  Yet, in a pharmaceutical company, we often make one "batch" of tablets ( 
Lot 
 #01)
   then issue that to various different bottles sizes (  different Finished 
 Goods Item # )
   So Lot# 1 is issued to 3 Shop Orders and 3 different Lot#s are received 
 into 
    finished goods inventory  ( Lot #02, 03, 04 )    
 We would LIKE to keep the same Lot # on all of the finished goods item 
 numbers.
 since they all came from the same original Lot of tablets.
 I vaguely recall ( ??? ) in an older S/38 version ( or maybe S/36 version ?? 
)
 that more than one Item # could use the same Lot #.
 That is:  the KEY to the ILN was LOT# only, not ITEM# and LOT# .
 but my memory is not what it used to be.
 Any suggestions on how to reduce the numerous finished good lot numbers ??
 
 Thanks,
 Jim Barry
 
  >>
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