Re: Multiple Units of measure for one item -- BPCS-L

Fred,

Not need to setup duplicate item numbers to do this. BPCS allows you to sell a given item on any unit of measure you setup in the system. If the selling unit of measure is different that the stocking unit of measure, then all you have to do is setup conversion factors between them using the appropriate program which is part of the inventory module. BPCS will track customer order pricings and quantities in both units of measures.

But, there is a catch... Which we are facing right now...

If product weight is critical for you and it varies from production run to production run (of the same finished good item that is) then you might have problems. In our industry, some customers purchase in "weight" units of measures. Others buy in "Length" units of measure. If the production runs are not always the same in terms of the stocking unit of measure, this will bring conversion issues.

We called SSA about this and they don't have a solution. We track inventory by lot and yes, you can track quantities (issues, adjustments, available) by lot. But you cannot track tare, gross and net weights. SSA also talked about the weigthcatch product but we are not licensed for it in versio 6 (it because available after we signed the license agreement) and don't know much about it.

In summary, if you production runs are same in terms of weight, I think you will be ok by setting up the conversion factors in the inventory module. If the weights are different, you will be able to get about 90% of the job done with base-BPCS functionality. You may have to do some additional development to get the rest done.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Jose J. Torres - MS, CISA

From: "Fred Berger" <FBerger@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: "SSA's BPCS ERP System" <bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BPCS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Multiple Units of measure for one item
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:59:33 -0400
We are a US based company working in LB. We are opening a new facility in Canada that will work with KG. They will manufacture and distribute all their products in KG. Our Canadaian customers will order in KG from both our Canada and US warehouses.

How can I define items in BPCS to accomodate for both needs?

The idea I had was to create duplicate items with a suffix of some sort for the KG managed items. When our Canadian facility or customers order it from us in the USA we would create orders in KG and debit inventory in LB in the US warehouse (using the selling U/M conversion factor from the Item Master). When they receive it in BPCS at our facility in Canada they would need to convert it to the KG based item so that it can be received and managed in KG in their inventory.

Is there a better way to handle this?
    Fred
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