Production—Functions for Receipt, Issue, Unplanned Withdrawals, and Returns | An Extension Module for L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One

Stock transparency is one of the most important prerequisites for your company’s success. When it comes to the interface between the warehouse and production, it is absolutely crucial that all the movements of goods out of and into the warehouse can be tracked and correct warehouse stock can be ensured.

This is because in manufacturing companies, materials are continuously withdrawn from warehouse stock for processing in production. The finished parts are often subsequently stored in the warehouse again, and occasionally too much material, or even the wrong material, is withdrawn and it is necessary to make a return. In short, there is a lot of movement in the warehouse.

So that you and your warehouse workers are always provided with up-to-date information about current warehouse stock and comprehensive stock transparency is ensured, L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One supports you with the efficient “Production” extension module, which includes several useful functions.

Receipt Production Issue Production Return Production Standard solution

Posting receipt from production with the mobile warehouse management add-on for SAP Business One

Extending the SAP Business One functions with L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One

In many manufacturing companies, rather than being forwarded directly to dispatch, the finished items are first brought back to the warehouse. There can be various reasons for this. To ensure transparent warehouse management, it is important to record any movement of goods from production back to the warehouse and to document this in SAP Business One. With the “Production” module of the mobile warehouse management solution L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One, these receipt postings can be recorded easily on a digital and mobile basis using the “Receipt Production” function. Produced goods are posted to the warehouse with reference to manufacturing orders released in SAP Business One. Stock transparency is still ensured as the new stock is automatically available in real time in SAP Business One following receipt posting.

On receipt of an item back in the warehouse from production, the desired target storage bin must be selected first to ensure successful posting. L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One allows users to perform a search for free space and this feature can also be used in the case of receipt from production. This feature enables the transparent display of all free or empty storage bins on the mobile barcode scanner and a corresponding storage bin can be selected easily and conveniently. After selecting the target storage bin, the receipt posting of the new stock can be confirmed. Both full and partial receipt postings can be performed using the module of the L-mobile add-on. In both cases, posting is performed with reference to the manufacturing order quantity.

Posting withdrawal for production with the mobile warehouse management add-on for SAP Business One

Extending the SAP Business One functions with L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One

So that you can comprehensively record the consumption of materials in your company and maintain stock transparency throughout the warehouse, the mobile warehouse management solution L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One provides your warehouse workers with the “Issue Production” function in the “Production” module. Using this ERP system extension, goods can be withdrawn for production easily and efficiently and the stock in the warehouse is updated at the same time.

Material needed for production can be withdrawn from the warehouse with reference to a manufacturing order released in SAP Business One. This is done by means of a withdrawal posting, which can be performed using a mobile barcode scanner. The warehouse stock is updated in real time in the ERP system, so your employees are always able to access the latest information. If you want to take a look at the current warehouse stock prior to or following a withdrawal for production, you have the option to call up the “Stock Info” module directly from the “Production” module. Here it is possible to see all warehouse stock and the corresponding storage bins at a glance.

Posting return production with the L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One add-on

When a manufacturing order is processed, sometimes more components have been withdrawn from the warehouse than are actually required. In addition, it is possible that when a manufacturing order has been completed successfully there may be some unused materials remaining. As these parts were already posted as consumption in SAP Business One via a withdrawal posting when your employees withdrew them from the warehouse, the material must now be subsequently posted back to the warehouse. The “Return Production” function in the “Production” module is used for this. L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One thus enables your warehouse workers to return material that was not needed or was withdrawn by mistake and to add it back to the warehouse stock via a receipt posting. When posting, the corresponding target storage bin where the material is to be placed must be specified directly. Like when using the “Issue Production” and “Unplanned Withdrawal” functions to handle posting, a return posting of components is reported back to SAP Business One in real time without delay.

SAP Business One modules: production

Standard solution for receipt and withdrawal from the warehouse and for production with the ERP system

With the “Production” module of SAP Business One, the ERP system offers the option to manually issue parts for production orders via the “Issue for Production” function. Completed disassembly orders can also be reported via this function. When manually reporting items to issue for production, employees working in the system are shown a screen where some of the data is already filled out, but further information can be added. In addition to providing the posting date, order number, and relevant quantity, it is also possible to allocate a storage bin. Employees are also presented with a list of production orders. The desired production order is highlighted in the list and the associated materials are selected.

Once an item has been successfully completed in production, SAP Business One offers users the option to post the finished product to the inventory. On the one hand, standard or special items can be posted, for which the entire product is included in the inventory. On the other hand, individual components of a product can be posted back to the inventory if an item has been disassembled in production.

When posting the receipt of new stock, various information can be specified in the ERP system, such as the transaction type or the quantity of completed items. In addition, direct allocation to a storage bin can be selected in order to store the new product there.

Interface of warehouse ready for SAP Business One mobile warehouse management | Production

Issue Production
With reference to a released manufacturing order, the withdrawal of material from the warehouse can be recorded by a mobile withdrawal booking.

Advantages of the “Production” module in the L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One add-on

Mobile receipt booking possible directly at the storage bin

Easy return of unused material

Real-time feedback regarding stock

No long process routes to stationary terminals for data collection

Picking errors reduced by scanning barcodes

No printed lists

100% transparency of all movements of goods

Mobile and quick return posting of components

Quick and easy entry into mobile warehouse management: The warehouse ready for SAP Business One starter kit

Mobile data collection really can be this easy: With the starter kit for the mobile warehouse management add-on, you get the necessary basic functions for the digitalization of your well-established warehouse processes. Do you also operate production processes in addition to warehouse management? Then you can extend the starter kit with our “Production” extension module in order to utilize the functions included and post returns, withdrawals for production, and receipts from production on a digital and mobile basis.

Starter kit—warehouse ready for SAP Business One
Industry Basis
Warehouse Basis
1 site
3 single-site users
Goods Receipt
Relocation
Sales Order Pick
Inventory
Stock Info
Print
Booking Info
Information and pricing

The starter kit: flexible expansion with the “Production” extension module

The L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One starter kit, which includes a total of 11 basic functions, is the perfect gateway to the world of digital transformation. These functions enable you to handle key warehouse processes digitally and efficiently. By extending these 11 functions with the “Production” module , you can scale your digital warehouse management even further. Manufacturing companies in particular will find the flexibility of the starter kit extremely helpful when it comes to the digitalization of individual processes. Do you want to extend your SAP Business One functions in order to implement simple warehouse management? Then take a closer look at what you get in our starter kit and you’ll be won over by this simple entry-level solution.

11 standardized basic functions
Can be extended with the “Production” module
Seamless connection to SAP Business One

L-mobile production data collection: Extend your SAP Business One modules in production

Always see the current order status in production, even after the withdrawal of material in the warehouse

As soon as materials for a manufacturing order have been withdrawn from the warehouse, they are transported to the corresponding work station in manufacturing. There, further processing of the items starts in order to complete the manufacturing order. While L-mobile warehouse ready for SAP Business One currently concentrates on the digitalization and mobile handling of your warehouse processes, you can also extend your ERP system into production with another add-on that facilitates the efficient and digital handling of production processes: L-mobile production data collection.

By connecting production data collection directly to SAP Business One, you always get the latest data concerning your manufacturing orders in production. Production data, such as machine capacity and malfunctions, quantity notifications, or the status of orders, is recorded comprehensively and without errors. This data can then be analyzed in a user-friendly and clearly laid out productivity cockpit. With the help of production data collection, not only do you get the relevant information in real time, but you can also identify hidden optimization potential in your manufacturing processes and improve the efficiency of your production processes on a continuous basis.

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References for mobile warehouse management for SAP Business One and SAP

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