The components required for the assembly of the product might not always be available in the required quantities at the issue storage locations of the respective production lines. A planner might have to organize the transfer of the components from replenishment storage locations to the issue storage locations.
Determination of Issue Storage Location
Each dependent requirement, that is, material component of a planned order, can be assigned a default issue storage location. This default enables automatic replenishment and goods issue postings. It can be defined in the bill of material, in the material master, or in the production version.
Material Staging
To organize material staging in repetitive manufacturing, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, provides the following options:
Pull List
With the help of the pull list, you can manually or automatically organize stock transfers from replenishment storage locations to issue storage locations in production.
Kanban
In Kanban, the material flow is organized using containers that are kept directly at the issue storage locations in production. Each contains the quantity of material that production line personnel need for a certain period of time. As soon as a container is emptied, replenishment is triggered. Replenishment can be organized via stock transfers, in-house production, or external procurement. The production line personnel can use material from other containers until the actual container has returned full.