Handling unit in Production Planning - Step by Step
guide
Purpose
Here we will see how we can use the Handling unit in production planning.
Handling unit is SAP term for packing materials in box. Creating HU will
create data on packing materials in boxes
Some times Production team will do the packing of materials in production
area and ship it to warehouse. So we need to configure the SAP for HU from
Production side.
Let us consider we are producing a mobile packed in box.
First we are packing the mobile in plastic cover and then in cardboard box.
In BOM of mobile we will include this plastic cover, cardboard box and some
spare parts.
we will create the production order for mobile and consume the cover and
box for it. At last we will create one handling unit for the production order
and post the goods receipt with HU transaction.
Mostly business will have specific details for each box at multiple levels for
tracking purpose. So for creating the specific data in SAP we will use
handling units.
Main Part
Configuration needed
1. Packing Material Type
2. Packing Material Group
3. Assigning material type to material group
We need to define the packing material types - VHAR i.e. cover or box
Now we will create group the and assign the cover and box in it. We can
assign this group to the packing material in material master.
Packing Material Group - VEGR
Mostly we will use this to restrict the groups to certain plants by using
authorization
Now we will assign the packing material types to the material Group -
VHZU
Master data.
1. Material to be packed (Mobile) - Normal Material FERT / HALB / ROH
any
2. Material used to pack (Cover / Box)
3. Packing instruction
4. Packing instruction determination procedure
5. Production Master data - Routing, BOM, Production version
Material to be packed can be any type ROH or FERT. I am using FERT
Now we will create the packing material (box/cover) with material type
VERP and above packing material type and group in sales - general/ plant
view.
Packing instruction - POP1
Here we will define how many mobile will be packed in a single box or cover.
I am going to pack 1 mobile in 1 cover and after packing the mobile in cover
inside a box. So I am creating cover as subordinate packing instruction.
now Mobile > Cover > Box has been done.
Packing Instruction Determination - POF1
Here we will define which PI to be selected for which material.
In HU02 or COP1 screen while creating Handling unit the system will
determine the Packing Instruction for the materials automatically.
Here for production COP1 and Warehouse HU02 we have to use STOC
determination type. For sales VL01N we need to use SHIP.
Assign the PI to the material and save.
Now creating the Handling unit for the production orders.
Packing Materials using production order - COP1
Go to COP1 and put the production order.
Doing GR for Handling units - COWBHUWE
For this order no auto GR control key should be assigned to any operation as
the the GR in COWBHUWE will not work
Click enter to get the next screen and the PI got selected automatically.
Now go to COWBHUWE to do the GR for handling unit.
Monitoring HU - HUMO
Now if you want to see the list of HU you can use HUMO to see the list. Also
in MMBE we can see it.
Double click on line item to see the details and content.
Repetitive Manufacturing
Packing - MFP1
GR in REM - MFHU
Conclusion
Hope this will help you on using the Handling unit in PP.
