Handling Units in Production Orders

Purpose

In the area of production orders you can use handling

units (HUs) in the following cases:

 Goods issues for the withdrawal of components.

For production orders with many components you can

make the logistical processes considerably simpler.
You can withdraw components that are already being
managed in HUs or first create the HU when the
components are picked.

 Goods receipts for materials produced.

If you use make-to-stock production you can handle

partial quantities of stock individually with differently
packaged handling units (for example: packaging
variations for different customer groups).

Using handling units serves to optimize logistical

processes and does not influence the flow of capital in an
organization. This means that all goods movements
continue to be posted to the relevant production orders.
If you use handling units, they offer you the following
advantages:

 Carrying out goods movements is made simpler.

 Material flows become clearer and can be monitored
or traced more easily.
 Products can be individually packaged, even in make-
to-stock production.

Integration

Depending on your organizational structure you can work

with or without warehouse management integration.

Features

The following processes and functions are available:

 Material staging of the components with warehouse

management integration
 Material staging of the components without
warehouse management integration
 Packing the material produced
 Post goods issue with HU
 Post goods receipt with HU
 Post partial goods issue with HU
 Cancel goods movements with HU