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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Link materials to operations</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Materials</Level1>
			<Level2>link to operations</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Operations</Level1>
			<Level2>required materials</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Link materials to operations</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>Linking an operation to a material allows for:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Phased issue of materials.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Use of shop floor warehouses.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Application of operation scrap and yield.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Phased issue of materials</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Linking operations to materials reduces stockpiling of raw materials and intermediates, as it allows to determine accurate delivery dates. For instance, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp" role="module">Resource Requirement Planning</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> uses the operation by material to determine the delivery time concerning planned purchase and production.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>It is not always clear which routing operation is linked to a BOM line's material, because in SSA ERP you can link more than one routing to a BOM, and the operation can be used in different routings. You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0140m000" role="session">BOM Line - Material-Routing Relationships (tibom0140m000)</GUIRef> session to establish the relationship between a routing operation and a BOM line.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>If a production order has no operations, and no material-routing relations exist in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom0140m000" role="session">BOM Line - Material-Routing Relationships (tibom0140m000)</GUIRef> session, SSA ERP will assume that the material is needed at the start of the production.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Use of shop floor warehouses</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>By linking an operation to a material, SSA ERP determines from which <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#WIPWareho.ti" role="glossary">shop floor warehouse</Link> the material is to be issued. A work center is linked to an operation, and a shop floor warehouse is linked to a work center.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Application of operation scrap and yield</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The calculation of the estimated quantity of a material is affected by the scrap quantity and yield percentage of the operation where it is used. Materials must be linked to the operations where they are used in order to achieve an accurate estimate.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>You must take account of the fact that there may be several routings by item. In the BOM you can enter one operation number, which then applies to all routings of an item.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000022" role="manual">Estimated and actual material costs</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000165" role="manual">Using shop floor warehouses</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000015" role="manual">Scrap and yield</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
