| # Lot Control You can use Lot Control to trace the origin of the incoming and outgoing lot and serialized items and find the location where they are used. Lot control Lot control enables you to trace the origin of incoming and outgoing lots, and to find out where these lots are used. You can record information about each lot, such as lot number, buy-from business partner, manufacturer, and certificate number—information that you can use for quality assurance. If the item is not lot controlled, effectivity units are not recorded in the warehouse inventory. There are two types of lot control: Lot control (in inventory) The lot control (in inventory) method offers a high level of detail. ERP Enterprise generates separate receipt lines, inbound advice lines, outbound advice lines, and shipment lines for each lot. The specific location of the lot in inventory is also known. This method can lead to a administrative burden if mistakes were made in the lot quantities. Therefore, this method is less suitable for high-volume, low-value items, such as, nuts and bolts. Lot control (not in inventory) Lot control (not in inventory) is a special form of lot control, intended for high-volume, low-value items. If you apply lot control (not in inventory) for a particular item, ERP Enterprise does not record the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse, and location. You can still record information about each lot, such as lot number, buy-from business partner, manufacturer, and certificate number—information that is used for quality assurance. Serialized items in Warehousing In Warehousing, you can use serial numbers to track serialized items through receipts, transfers, storage, or issues, the latter of which is mandatory. You can also track serialized items back to their source. The source of a serialized item is, for example, the purchase order or the production order that caused the receipt of the serialized item, or the sales order or the work order that caused the issue of the serialized item. |