How to handle infinite decimal in BOM?

[Former Member]

Dears,

For example, a piece of component A (material A) can be assembly to 6 pieces of material B (BOM B), because 1/6 is a infinite decimal, so we may define assembly quantity in BOM B to 1/6=0.166667 for consuming material B.

But this will make logical consuming quantity of component A bigger than physical consuming quantity. (0.166667 > 0.166666666...)

It becomes 1 piece of component A is not enough to assembly to 6 pieces of material B in SAPME.

Even we define assembly quantity in BOM B to 0.166666, it become always left a little bit of component A in logical data.

The logical and physical data are always not equal.

How to handle this kind of problem in SAPME?

Thanks!

[sergiy_katerinich · Accepted solution]

Sergiy

Why don't you simply multiply each and every by 6? Then you will have Lot Size for comp A = 6 and Assy Qty for BOM B component = 1. And still you will be able to assembly 1 SFC of A into 6 SFCs of B.

Regards,

Sergiy

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Thank you for your information.

Could you please describe more detail of your idea?

As I know, multiplier can multiply sfc quantity, but does it consider to calculate SFC number to be released by customer's order?

Thank you.

[former_member182330]

Hi,

Maybe it would be possible for you to track component A inventory unit under 1 inventory id but with qty 6? This way you can assemble qty=1 into each of 6 B units. And inventory ID of comp A used will be the same.

Konstantin

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thank you for your information.

I think we should define lot size of material depends on its count unit.

Because our case is a sheet(component unit) of component assembly to a base material which to be cut to 6 pieces(manufacturing material unit).

And our customer will count 100 sheets (600 pieces) as a carrier unit during processing. (a SFC)

So actually we define the base material lotsize=600, assembly qty=0.166667 for component consuming. Every 6 pieces of base material needs assembly a sheet of component.

It's more reasonable for our case.

But needs to resolve the infinite decimal problem.

Thank you.