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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Alternative material and use-up of old revisions</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Differences SSA ERP LN 6.1 FP2</Level1>
			<Level2>alternative material and use-up of old revisions</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Especially in electronics business, using alternative material on the shop floor is common practise. Due to the frequent replacement of new versions of components on one hand, and a variety of similar, exchangeable components on the other hand, an estimated material on the shop floor may be replaced by another component. Using alternative material results in reduced stock levels.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In SSA ERP LN 6.1 FP2, the following functionality is implemented:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItemHead>Use-up</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If a component must be phased out, the planning engine consumes the old versions in stock but old versions are not ordered anymore.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Alternative material</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If a specific material must be issued but no stock can be found, an exchangeable component is selected. You can use alternative material during planning, allocation in SFC, and outbound.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000420" role="manual">To use up remaining stock of outdated items</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000422" role="manual">Alternative materials in BOMs</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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