Inspection of Packaging Material at the packing line

[former_member706977]

Hi,

Packaging material is issued against an order. It had gone through inspection at GR from vendor but some defects cannot be identified until it goes into packing. Now, when the defects are found, the entire lot or the quantity that is seemingly defected is removed and put aside. the vendor comes after a few days to evaluate. until then, the packaging material is lying around and the store issues new material to continue packing. This causes problems:

1. that batch is exhausted (the one that was running) and when the vendor comes, the material, that was pout aside has no ID
2. system shows that over issuance was done - extra issuance to the order and the material put aside is also shown as given and available

How do we handle this? is there a process for inspection against line rejection for JUST the packaging material? Can a defected quantity of JUST packaging material be put into block/different store and not show as available for packing so that when the store issues new material, it will be shown that it was given as extra and not over issuance? Can the put aside lot maintain its batch and the new issuance continue into the next batch? Let me know.

Thanks!

[anand_rao3]

The general practice that I've observed at many places is something like this,

1. You inward material in to location "A".
2. After UD you transfer the material from QI to unrestricted compartment of "A"
3. It is issued to location "B" by 311 movement type - simply transfer posting through MB1B
4. It is then consumed from "B" against an order with 261 movement.

You observe the defects before it was actually issued (consumed from stock) to order. With this situation probably there is a way using Q2 notification type.

• Create Q2 notification in QM01 with all details like Vendor, PO, Material document, Batch and defects.
• Using action box you can transfer the material from unrestricted to block through notification itself.
• It will be posted in to block stock of storage location B with movement type 344
• As long as it is in block stock, it can not be issued/consumed to order.
• MB52 can be used for overall visibility of inventory that lies in to block stock.

Referring to your queries,

1. Over issuance - What report you are using for this? If you have developed some customized report probably you have to consider the effect of block stock to reconcile the same.
2. You can always put defective material aside by transferring the same in to block stock.

[former_member221025]

Hi Bilal,

It seems line rejection for packaging material is not frequent in your case. Whether it is packaging material or Raw material line rejection process will be same.

You can simply move defected quantity to blocked using MB1B or by creating Q3 notification using QM01.

Amol.

[former_member706977]

It is quite frequent.
Issued packaging material can be moved to block? during production? Will their batch be maintained?

[former_member221025]

Hi,

If it is available in storage location you can move it to blocked, if it is already consumed then you have to do 262 movement and then move it to Blocked. And Yes, it will be moved with the batch.

I would suggest to talk to your MM consultant about this topic.

Amol.