Component allocation

Hi ,
I was asked in one interview, "What is the difference between component allocation & material allocation?".
Component allocation means, allocation of components to various operations in a routing or production order.
Material allocation , i really could not trace it out.
Can somebody guide me, what exactly does it mean?
Best regards,
K.Kumar

Hi Kumar,
You can refer to the following link:
Material Assignment:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/7e/d42611455911d189400000e8323c4f/frameset.htm
Component allocation:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/45/a91b4cab7311d189090000e8323492/frameset.htm
Hope this help u.
Cheers,
Qiang

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