| # Unit Effectivity Über Einheitengültigkeit wird die Gültigkeit von Varianten eines Endprodukts gesteuert. Einheitengültigkeit lässt sich zur Ermittlung des Bedarfsverursachers einsetzen, oder zum Anlegen von Ausnahmen für ein Standardendprodukt, so dass sich Varianten fertigen lassen, ohne dass dazu ein neuer, separater Artikel angelegt werden muss. Folglich müssen auch keine einzelnen Stücklisten für jede Kombination aus Varianten angelegt werden. Als Endprodukte seien etwa Flugzeuge oder Wohnmobile genannt. Die Abweichungen bestehen aus relativ geringen Abwandlungen des Endprodukts. Beispielsweise die Montage roter statt blauer Sitze oder eine bestimmte Art von Radar oder Klimaanlage in einem ansonsten dem Standardmodell entsprechenden Flugzeug. Einheitengültigkeit eignet sich zum Festlegen von Änderungen, wenn: es nur wenige Änderungen gibt sich die Änderungen auf relativ kleine Untereinheiten des Endprodukts beziehen die Änderungen aus Kundenwünschen, Entwicklungs- oder Fertigungsgründen resultieren The main concepts in unit effectivity are: Gültigkeitseinheiten: An effectivity unit is a code that is linked to an end item for identification, and which can represent the deviation(s) from the standard end item. You can link an effectivity unit to manufactured items and purchased items. Requirements: A requirement in unit effectivity is a business reason that you define to describe the modifications and the variations for an item (the exceptions). The requirement is expressed by exceptions, as: Requirements can indicate, for example, regulations: USA: USA regulations EUR: European regulations ASIA: Asian regulations Requirements can also, for example, concern an item’s model: LIGHT: Model with limited features NORMAL: Model with the normal features ADVANCED: Model with advanced features Exceptions: An exception in unit effectivity is the definition of a deviation that applies to a unit effective item. An exception indicates, for example, whether a specific BOM line or a specific routing operation is used for an effectivity unit. Exceptions are often created as a result of customer requirements, or technology upgrades. Bedarfsverursacher nach Gültigkeitseinheit drucken(tcuef0412m000): You can use effectivity units for pegging purposes. If an effectivity unit is specified on a sales order line, Enterprise Planning provides Manufacturing, Procurement, and Warehousing with that effectivity unit. In this way you can trace a specific unit effective item. Fortschrittsbericht drucken(tcuef0414m000): You can print a report that outlines the progress on PCS activities, sales order lines, installments for sales orders, purchase orders, production orders, and service order activities that are related to an effectivity unit. The progress is indicated in the status column of the report. Parameter Einheitengültigkeit (tcuef0100s000): You can also maintain the unit effectivity parameters. Beispiel Your company produces touring cars. The standard configuration of a touring car has blue seats and air conditioning. However, some extra requirements can be built in on customer request. For example, a customer wants green seats instead of blue seats, or the customer wants a television set installed. If a customer orders two different configurations, two sales order lines must be created. An effectivity unit is generated for each sales order line, for example effectivity unit 4500 (green seats) and 4501 (television set installed). You can configure the touring car from the sales order line. Requirement GREEN SEAT is selected for 4500, and requirement TV is selected for 4501. The effectivity units are used in the order-planning engine in Enterprise Planning. During the BOM explosion in the MRP run, ERP Enterprise determines the validity of each BOM line for effectivity units 4500 and 4501. The effectivity units can be pegged to the resulting production orders and purchase orders, for all BOM levels. |