Sample Creation Process in Textile Industry

Question

Dear All,
I had come across to a requirement that client wants to record different specifications of Products while creating a sales Order.Like Product Design, Thread Color & Design, Specifications of Threads, Customer name, Any Special Comment for Product or for Customer requirement.
And where is am not using Variant Configuration.
Waiting for your replies.
Rajesh Kumar

Answer 1

Hi Rajesh,
Your requirement is clear in your first post itself. These type of requirements are addressed better through variant configurations. Defining two ways Go with the best.
WithVC:
Define one material KMAT and maintain the super BOM, Dependencies etc.
Product Design,Thread Color & Design, Specifications of Threads, Customer name needs to be created as characteristics and accordingly values to be defined. Eg : Values for design - Design A, Design B etc.
Any Special Comment for Product or for Customer requirement as production memo text
In sales order creation as per customer wish list you can select and process the production cycle.
Advantage is once you make this setup..production cycle will flow for 'n' number of customer requirements/trials
Without VC:
Create new material every time for sample production with strategy as 20. Assign material class 001 for maintaining the specifications in material master.
As suggested earlier and also as suggested by expert, you need to maintain the related information in production memo as text for the production people to understand the requirement during manufacturing.
Run MRP MD50 and comvert the planned to order and execute the production cycle.
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Ramagiri