Walkthrough: Combine Automatic and Manual Flushing

In this article, we take you through the steps to use the Contoso Coffee demo data in flushing.

Scenario

You are the production planner at Contoso Coffee. You must create a new production order for ten units of item SP-SCM1004, AutoDrip. Some components and operations will be forward flushed, others backward flushed based on different conditions.

Steps

1. Create a firm planned production order for five units of the item SP-SCM1004, AutoDrip. For guidance, see Walkthrough: Create a Firm Planned Production Order and Change It.

2. Release the production order.

   1. Choose the Change Status action.

   2. In the page that appears, set the New Status field to Released, and then choose the Yes button.

      A message that has a status bar appears and references automatic consumption. This is followed by a confirmation message that the order is changed to have the status Released.

   3. Choose the OK button to close the confirmation message.

3. Review the item and capacity ledger entries for the production order.

   1. Choose the icon, enter Released Production Order, and then choose the related link.

   2. Open the production order with the 5 units of the AutoDrip coffee machine.

   3. Choose the Item Ledger Entries action.

      The item SP-BOM1305 Screw Hex M3 Zink is flushed immediately with the full expected quantity. Close the Item Ledger Entries page.

   4. Choose the Capacity Ledger Entries action. Note that a body assembly operations entry was also completed at moment when order was released. Close the Capacity Ledger Entries window.

   You can manually flush component items by using the consumption or production journal. Manual flushing allows you to adjust quantity before posting. For example, if additional quantity is needed to cover low quality raw materials.

4. Flush components manually.

   1. Choose the icon, enter Consumption Journal, and then choose the related link.

   2. Choose the Calc. Consumption action.

   3. In the Calc. Consumption request page, on the Production Order FastTab, define a filter for the specific order in the Order No. field, and then choose the OK button. After the batch job request page closes, notice that the Consumption Journal page populates with the components that require manual consumption.

   4. Choose Post action. Close the consumption journal.

5. Manually register output for electrical wiring.

   You must manually fill in the Setup Time and Run Time fields. You can also specify the actually produced quantity and scrap. Enter 3 as the output quantity and post the output.

   1. Choose the icon, enter Output Journal, and then choose the related link.

   2. In the Output Journal page, create a new journal line.

   3. In the Order No. field, specify the order.

   4. Choose the Explode Routing action.

      The Output Journal page populates with the operation line only for electrical wiring.

   5. Set the Run Time field to 10.

   6. Change the Quantity field from 5 to 3.

   7. Choose Post.

   8. Close the output journal.

6. Review the item ledger entries for the production order.

   1. In the page for the production order, choose the Item Ledger Entries action.

   The item SP-BOM1302, Control panel display is posted with a quantity of 3, based on the actual output, while SP-BOM1303, Button is posted with the full expected quantity. Close the Item Ledger Entries page.

7. Finish the production order.

   1. Choose the Change Status action.

   2. In the page that appears, set the New Status field to Finished, and then choose the Yes button.

      A message displays with a status bar that reflects the automatic consumption. This is followed by a confirmation message that the order is changed to an order with the status Finished. The finished production order has the same number as it had as with the status Released.

   3. Choose the OK button to close the confirmation message.

8. Review the item and capacity ledger entries for the production order again.

   1. Choose the Capacity Ledger Entries action.

      The packing operations entry was completed at the moment when the order was released. The produced (output) quantity is 5, regardless of the output of the previous step. Close the Capacity Ledger Entries page.

   2. Choose the Item Ledger Entries action.

      The quantity in the item ledger entry of type Output is equal to the output quantity in the capacity ledger entry. The consumed quantity of SP-BOM1301, Housing AutoDrip, and SP-BOM1304, Stainless still thermal carafe is 5 for both because the expected output and the actual output are the same.

   3. Close the Item Ledger Entries page.

That's it for manual and automatic flushing of components.

See also

Flush Components According to Operation Output
Introduction to Contoso Coffee Demo Data