Re: Multiple Units of measure for one item

[<fberger@xxxxxxx>]

Jose,
We are indeed already using the U/M conversion factors from IIM and ORD when we 
sell to the customers or buy from foreign vendors. However my problem has to do 
with stocking and manufacturing the same item in two different Units of 
Measure. We also need to resupply our Canadian facility with items made in 
pounds. For that we usually use Resupply Orders in ORD with our other US 
facilities. Then they will have to receive them into the same BPCS environment, 
which already contains the item defined as LB, but they need to be able to 
stock it and sell it in KG.
Does this make sense?
SSA's Catch Weight module is available at 6.04 (where we are) and now 
integrated into version 8.2. It was designed for the food processing industry 
for example, where the same item is managed by weight and piece. Something I 
have to look into.
Thank you and best regards,

Fred Berger
> 
> From: "Jose Torres" <jjtorres63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2003/07/30 Wed PM 05:38:43 EDT
> To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Multiple Units of measure for one item
> 
> 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