Production Resources/Tools
Exercise 3: Creating a Routing, Material Assignment
Exercise Objectives
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
• Create a simple routing with the Engineering Workbench
• Enter a BOM item, and assign an operation
• Use production resources/tools
Business Example
You are responsible for the maintenance of master data for routings and BOMs in your company; to do this, you use the common maintenance interface in the Engineering Workbench.
Task 1:
Create three material masters using templates.
1. For both material T-F## and TP-F##, create a material master for the material type Finished Product, and for the industry sector Mechanical Engineering by using the template T-F1##.
Select Logistics → Production → Master Data → Material Master → Material
→ Create (Special) → Finished Product.
2. Maintain the Work Scheduling view for plant 1000. The description for T-F##
should be Pump 1##, and Pump 2## for TP-F##.
3. Create a material master for the material T-B## with material type Semifinished Product, and for the Mechanical Engineering industry sector, use template 400-431.
Select Logistics → Production → Master Data → Material Master → Material
→ Create (Special) → Semifinished Product.
4. Maintain the Work Scheduling view for plant 1000. The description for T-B##
should read Washer ##. In the Production scheduler field, enter your 3-digit group number.
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Task 2:
Call the transaction for the Engineering Workbench.
1. In the EWB, select P_ALLES as the current working area, and save it as the default working area.
Task 3:
Create a standard routing.
1. Create a routing for the production of a washer with material number T-B## in plant 1000. The routing should be valid immediately and used for a lot size of 1-1000 pieces.
2. Enter the operations specified in the following table into your routing, and either copy the operation texts from the standard text keys from the work center, or enter them manually.
10 1121 Copy default text 1 min. 1 min.
20 1320 Punch holes with tool 2 min. 3 min. 3 min.
30 1721 Copy default text 2 min.
Task 4:
Create a BOM with one component.
1. You need a cork insert for the production of washer T-B##. Create a BOM with a block of cork as a component. First create a BOM header. The BOM should be used for production and set as active.
2. Create BOM item 10 with item category R and material number T-T##. Because a material master record does not yet exists for this block of cork, a dialog box appears to maintain the material master record.
3. Maintain only the MRP 1 view with the MRP profile PD01 and the data from the table below. After you confirm the entries, you return to the Engineering Workbench where you specify the variable-size item data.
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Field Entry
Industry Sector Mechanical Engineering
Material Type Raw Material
Description Cork block ##
Base unit of measure m2
4. The engineering department specifies the final measurements for the washer BOM item as being 60 x 60 mm per piece. (What needs to be done?)
5. You are the industrial engineer, and you want to punch the washer with a tool and therefore need a larger cutting measure than specified by engineering. Assign the component to operation 20, and enter the cutting measures 80 x 80 mm for the cutting measure. Save the data.
Hint: For MRP and inventory management, only the measurements from the BOM are valid.
6. Assign the miscellaneous production resource/tool PP-FHMS to operation 20.
7. Check the assignments in the operations overview. Save the changes and exit the Engineering Workbench.
Solution 3: Creating a Routing, Material Assignment
Task 1:
Create three material masters using templates.
1. For both material T-F## and TP-F##, create a material master for the material type Finished Product, and for the industry sector Mechanical Engineering by using the template T-F1##.
Select Logistics → Production → Master Data → Material Master → Material
→ Create (Special) → Finished Product.
a) Select the Mechanical Engineering industry sector. Enter T-F1## as the Copy From material. On the Select View(s) screen, choose Work Scheduling.
b) Enter plant 1000 twice on the Organizational Levels screen. Change the material description in the Work Scheduling view, and note the correct production scheduler number.
2. Maintain the Work Scheduling view for plant 1000. The description for T-F##
should be Pump 1##, and Pump 2## for TP-F##.
a) Make the required entries.
3. Create a material master for the material T-B## with material type Semifinished Product, and for the Mechanical Engineering industry sector, use template 400-431.
Select Logistics → Production → Master Data → Material Master → Material
→ Create (Special) → Semifinished Product.
a) Make the required entries.
4. Maintain the Work Scheduling view for plant 1000. The description for T-B##
should read Washer ##. In the Production scheduler field, enter your 3-digit group number.
a) Make the required entries.
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Task 2:
Call the transaction for the Engineering Workbench.
1. In the EWB, select P_ALLES as the current working area, and save it as the default working area.
a) Select Logistics → Production → Master Data → Engineering Workbench.
b) Select P_ALLES from the list as the current working area. Click the Save as default icon in front of Current working area to make it the default and click enter to continue. ..
Task 3:
Create a standard routing.
1. Create a routing for the production of a washer with material number T-B## in plant 1000. The routing should be valid immediately and used for a lot size of 1-1000 pieces.
a) Enter only the material number T-B## and select Execute . b) Load routings and BOMs. Then click Create. Create the header.
c) Enter plant 1000 and routing type N in the context block. Confirm the dialog box for valid from current date, and enter the lot size 1 to 1000 pieces on the Headers general tab page.
2. Enter the operations specified in the following table into your routing, and either copy the operation texts from the standard text keys from the work center, or enter them manually.
10 1121 Copy default text 1 min. 1 min.
20 1320 Punch holes with tool 2 min. 3 min. 3 min.
30 1721 Copy default text 2 min.
a) Double-click the O column (for Operations). To enter the processing times, switch to the corresponding tab page.
b) Save the routing. Do not exit the Engineering Workbench.
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Task 4:
Create a BOM with one component.
1. You need a cork insert for the production of washer T-B##. Create a BOM with a block of cork as a component. First create a BOM header. The BOM should be used for production and set as active.
a) Create a BOM for your material T-B##. Use the menu path Bills of Material → BOM headers.
b) Enter material T-B##, plant 1000, usage 1, and click Create. Enter BOM status 01 and click enter.
2. Create BOM item 10 with item category R and material number T-T##. Because a material master record does not yet exists for this block of cork, a dialog box appears to maintain the material master record.
a) Select Bills of Material → Items. Enter the item category R and the material number T-T##.
3. Maintain only the MRP 1 view with the MRP profile PD01 and the data from the table below. After you confirm the entries, you return to the Engineering Workbench where you specify the variable-size item data.
Field Entry
Industry Sector Mechanical Engineering
Material Type Raw Material
Description Cork block ##
Base unit of measure m2
a) In the dialog box for creating material, enter the industry sector and the material type. Choose the MRP 1 view in the material master.
b) In the Organizational Levels dialog box, enter the MRP profile PD01.
c) Maintain only the description "cork block ##" and the base unit of measure m2. When you save the material master for the cork block, you return to BOM maintenance.
4. The engineering department specifies the final measurements for the washer BOM item as being 60 x 60 mm per piece. (What needs to be done?)
a) BOM item. On the Variable-size item tab page, enter the measurements, including the unit of measure, and 1 as the number of variable-size items.
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5. You are the industrial engineer, and you want to punch the washer with a tool and therefore need a larger cutting measure than specified by engineering. Assign the component to operation 20, and enter the cutting measures 80 x 80 mm for the cutting measure. Save the data.
Hint: For MRP and inventory management, only the measurements from the BOM are valid.
a) To assign the BOM item, select Bill of Material → Component Allocations.
Or
To enter the cutting measures, scroll further to the right on the Component Assignment Overview.
b) In the EWB: Options dialog box, choose application PP01.
c) Enter the operation number for the item.
Note: Instead, you can select the item and the operation by clicking the function name and the function name . Select Create component assignment on the toolbar.
6. Assign the miscellaneous production resource/tool PP-FHMS to operation 20.
a) From the EWB, select the menu path Task Lists → Operations.
b) Go to the Operations general tab page. To specify the production resource/tool, double-click the Pr column and choose the Miscellaneous tab page.
7. Check the assignments in the operations overview. Save the changes and exit the Engineering Workbench.
a) Select Task Lists → Operations to check the operations.
Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Maintain and use production resources/tools
Unit Summary
You should now be able to:
• Expand routings using the Engineering Workbench
• Assign material components to operations
• Maintain variable-size items with cutting measures
• Maintain and use production resources/tools
Test Your Knowledge
1. Can you create a routing without a material master?
Answers
1. Can you create a routing without a material master?
Answer: Yes, the routing is stored together with the task list group number and the associated group counter. However, the routing must be assigned to a material for production.