Dave,
We had a similar application that we built in XAR3 days which we called
our Cutting List Information. It was a slick app, we tracked dimensions
of cut sheet steel on the BOM, captured all cut info on down to the MO,
and printed out a separate work sheet with the shop packet. We even
track some of the IM transactions like Dale's, and dumped the remainder
into an OFFALL location. However, never ran MRP in this environment and
currently this application is not used now in R6 since the actual plant
and XA environment moved. But it was slick how it works and tracked
everything - home grown code we stuck in XA.
Currently we are working on something just like you are needing, but a
bit different. We are in the process of moving one of our divisions
from SAP to XA R7.7. We plan on tracking variable size item
(Cut-To-Length) bar stock info from the BOM Item level by using
integrator to build a few secondary objects to capture cut size info,
then track it down to the MFG Order Item level, and print some of this
size info on the shop packet paper work. However, once this info is on
the MFG Order item, we plan on running a Integrator object to capture a
view of the raw material items with variable size cut info. This will
then be sent to our steel vendor as they cut all bar stock for us. So
we don't really track any special left over bar stock since we get all
our correct cuts provided for us. Hope some of these ideals may help,
but none of it is very high tech either.
Claude Stoltz
IT - Project Manager
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.
claude.stoltz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
8020 Forsyth Boulevard
Saint Louis, Missouri 63105
(314)862-8000 ext. 204
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Dave,
We have a very similar situation, but with sheet steel, not bar stock.
What we do is stock the sheet steel in the press shop, and they just use
the drop off to run the orders when possible. They put the drop off in
the
location (don't record it in the system) and use it if the sheet is
large
enough for the part. The issues to the order are recorded as full
sheets,
just as though we used it. The order charges correctly that way. To
correct the inventory (we run MRP twice a week), the scheduler for the
press shop does a stock check of the full sheets on hand the end of day
before we run MRP, and just does a gain to correct the inventory.
Purchasing is happy, we run the parts, we save money, and it takes a
total
of about 10 minutes a week for the scheduler to do the stock check of
the
two locations affected and to process the transactions through the
system.
Not a high tech solution at all, but it sure works!
Dale Gindlesperger
IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
258 Beacon Street
Somerset, PA 15501
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Our manufacturing process uses a lot of bar stock raw materials, which
is stocked in inches. A machinist may saw off 42 inches of material
from a 60 piece of bar stock. We have a policy that any "drop"
(remainder) less than 36 inches goes to an open floorstock location,
where it is available for use but no longer shows in inventory. So, I
may have 500 inches of bar stock showing in on-hand inventory, but it's
all in cut pieces anywhere between 36 - 60 inches in length. If I need
a piece 54 inches in length, such a length (54 inches or longer) may not
exist in the available inventory of cut pieces. MRP wouldn't plan for
this 54 inch requirement, since it thinks I have 500 inches of raw
material available.
Does anyone else suffer this same problem? If so, how do you manage
your raw material inventory?
Thanks
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