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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/ff/warehousing/warehousing_ff_ltc" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title> Lot Control</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e442405">
         <Level1>Functions and features</Level1>
         <Level2>Lot Control</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e442411">
         <Level1>Lot Control</Level1>
         <Level2>functions and features</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <ConceptSection>
      <Paragraph>You can use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc" role="module">Lot Control</GUIRef> to trace the origin of the incoming and outgoing <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lot</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000302" role="glossary">serialized items</Link> and find the location where they are
		used.</Paragraph>
   </ConceptSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000021" role="manual">Lot control</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">Lot</Link> 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, <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000304" role="glossary">effectivity units</Link> are not recorded in the warehouse inventory. There are two types
			 of lot control:</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListItemHead>Lot control (in inventory)</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>
                  <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000407" role="manual">Lot control (not in inventory)</Link>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>
                  <Paragraph>Lot control (not in inventory) is a special form of <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lot control</Link>, 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.</Paragraph>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000382" role="manual">Serialized items in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>
            </Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>, you can use
			 serial numbers to track <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000302" role="glossary">serialized items</Link> 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.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>