Re: Leftover pieces of Raw Material

[Lucas Geheniau <geheniau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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We always used a uncontrolled floorstock code(itembl  flstk  U) for most
raw materials and issued only complete length's (or sheets) to the shopfloor.
This is only possible, if you don't have to allocate the materials in
time.  (fixed orderpoint  short supply time)

Succes,

Lucas


At 04:54 PM 12/06/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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>MAPICS Listers...
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>After cutting a piece of pipe (raw material), the leftover length may be
>10' and eventually you may have 4 pieces of 10' each (example).  The on
>hand balance shows 40' and none gets ordered.  Of course the next need is
>not for a 10' length, but a 30' length and only when someone pulls
>material do they find out it isn't long enough for the operation.  The 10'
>lengths could be used for some operations, so is not scrap, and the
>lengths may vary so cannot assign a new part number.  Any ideas on
>handling this situation?
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>Thanks,
>Ann
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Best Regards,
                 Lucas

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L. Geheniau                                     M.I.S. supervisor /
Logistic Engineer
Tokheim Corp.
Industrieweg 5, 5531 AD Bladel                  The Netherlands
Fax: +31497381950
e-mail: geheniau@bladel.tokheim.com
         l.geheniau@chello.nl

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