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Procedure for Item Definition
This procedure is to define the behavior of item in a specific process or Area. Defining and maintaining items need to be done by a group consisting of variety areas not by a single department. In Addition, as there are different sorts of items in an enterprise so this group it self is composed of sum subgroups. The entire illustration of this group, subgroups and related tasks is as follows.
A very important point about this procedure is that a group of people should run it from different departments, which are in relation with different types of goods as consumers or supplier. So the tasks of this procedure will become as part of the job of all of the people including in the group. These tasks are to be considered in their job description in addition to their duties within their department daily work.
Group: Central Item Group
Subgroup1: finished good Item Management
This subgroup must take care of finished goods definition and managing their attributes changing over the periods.
This subgroup must do the following specific tasks:
Task1: Code generation for each finished good (FG) which are sold by the enterprise.
This Group must define FG coding structure one time and then it should match to any item over the org.
Concerned roles:
Representative of sales
Representative(s) of Manufacturing
Representative(s) of quality
Task2: Definition of general attributes for each finished good item.
These general attributes are UOM, Conversions, descriptions, stock able, make or buy …
Concerned roles:
Representative of inventory
Representative of sales & shipping
Representative of manufacturing
Representative of quality
Task3: Definition of planning method & attributes
Includes replenishment planning Method in warehouse (MPS, MRP, Min, Max …)
Concerned roles:
Sales Representative
Manufacturing Representative
Inventory Representative
Task4: Inventory Attributes Definition.
At least includes: Stockable warehouses, tracking Method while entering and out going from warehouse (lot based, serial based…), safety stock, expire date ….
Concerned roles:
Representative of inventory
Representative of quality
Task5: Definition of sales & shipping attributes.
This at least includes: Sales method, sales price list, customers, Delivery method, shipping method, shipping vehicle, Tax, Vat, Receipt method,….
Concerned roles:
Representative of sales.
Task6: Definition of production Attributes includes: production plant source of production (order or Demand)…
Concerned roles:
Representative of Manufacturing
Applicable: Make items.
Task7: Definition of costing Attributes
Includes: costing method (Standard, Average, Lifo, Fifo…), costing enabled, Fixes Asset enabled
Concerned roles:
Representative of costing Department, Representative of inventory
Applicable: All Finished goods
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