metasfresh offers two possibilities to record the consumption of materials for production:
Note: If you have selected the manufacturing order while in list view, you can also go to the quick actions button at the top right to start the action
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This is the easiest way to produce in metasfresh. The produced quantity is simply added into stock without deducting the required components that are on the bill of materials (BOM).
In the production window, select the product (MP) you want to produce, e.g., “Carrots chopped”.
Note: If the product has packing instructions, these will appear on the quick actions button instead of “Receive HUs”.
Another overlay window opens up.
Note 1: The field TU Quantity appears only if TU Packing Instructions are available.
Note 2: The TU Quantity must be at least 1.
Note 1: The field LU Quantity appears only if LU Packing Instructions are available.
Note 2: The field LU Packing Instructions appears only if TU Packing Instructions are available.
Note 3: The LU Quantity must be at least 1.
Note: If you want to reverse the allocation, simply select the added HU, go to the quick actions button and click “Remove HU”.
Start the quick action “Process” to make the material posting. This makes the lines read-only:
The BOM components required for the production are deducted from stock. Adding the produced quantity works as described above.
In the production window, select the BOM component (CO) you want to deduct from stock, e.g., “Carrots unwashed”.
Start the quick action “Open HU Selection Window”.
An overview of the matching handling units (HU) from stock opens up on the right-hand side.
Note: If you want to reverse the deduction, simply select the added HU and start the quick action “Remove HU”.
Start the quick action “Process” to deduct the HUs. This makes the lines read-only: