Variant configuration- with strategy 40

Hi,
We have gone variant configuration. And our planning strategy is 40 with weekly lot size.
Now the sales orders are created with different characterisitic values for same material
EX - sales order 1 - 10 pcs- size 20.
sales order2- 15 pcs - size 40.
sales order 3 - 20 pcs - size 30.
here size is a characteristic.
The sales orders generated in a week are combined (because of weekly lot size) into one planned order.and into production order.
The production order thus generated is combineinng the total quantities of different sales order.
My question is how the production departtment should how much quantity is of what size.(characteristic).
Thanks in advance
Kalyan

Hello
As a Best Practice . for VCs you should activate ND in MRP1 - material masteri.e. No Planning , and there is config in SD ( requirement class for Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements ) thru which the Production Order will be created automatically as soon as Sales Order for VC materials in created..
IMG path -
Hope it makes sense.
pl come back in case of further questions..
BR

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