12th November 2023 - Cin7 Core Enhancements
FEATURES: Improve scanning recognition of items with AUOM for sale picking, co-manufacturing locations added to MRP report, select production as an MRP demand source without BOM explosion, and more!
WMS – Improve scanning recognition of items with additional units of measure for sale picking
WMS
The additional units of measure (AUOM) function allows more than one unit of measure to be specified for a product or service. For example, if the same bottle of wine is sold as an individual bottle, a case of 6, and a case of 12. This allows stock levels to be shown accurately across multiple units, for example, if an item can be sold as a single can or a case of 12, Cin7 Core will interpret 12 cans in stock as equivalent to 1 case in stock.
When a WMS user scans a barcode during sale picking and this item is linked to the sale order item via an AUOM, WMS identifies the connection and picks the item. The picked and remaining quantity for the item is converted to the UOM of the scanned item. (e.g. sale order for 1 case of 4, WMS user scans 1 can, remaining quantity will display 3 cans.) No further user action is required.
If a UOM product is created using stock adjustment, the batch/serial # will not be accepted and the system will return an error message.
Pre-conditions
Set up WMS application
More information
Using the Warehouse Management System – Picking
Co-manufacturing locations added to Materials Requirements Planning report
Sales MRP
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) allows our users to incorporate their supply chain strategies into Cin7 Core inventory management. MRP considers demand from sales and supply from stock on hand, transfers, production, assembly and suppliers to generate supply management suggestions. This determines when products should be produced in-house, bought from suppliers, and delivered from distribution centers
Co-manufacturing location is a special location which lacks some of the features of other locations. This remains the case, however, some extra functionality has been added to allow co-manufacturing locations to be added to the Materials Requirements Planning report as a demand source and to be included as a source of supply suggestions.
With this release, co-manufacturing locations acquire some features of regular locations:
Supply rules: Supply rules can now be set for co-manufacturing locations, this is required to generate supply suggestions in an MRP run. As co-manufacturing location is an external location, the only possible rules are Transfer and Purchase.
Transfer planning: Co-manufacturing locations can be selected as a Demand location for transfer planning. Co-manufacturing locations cannot be selected as a replenishment source for any other location.
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Supply suggestions: The supply suggestions now contain replenishment orders for co-manufacturing locations, generated based on supply rules and transfer planning.
The supplier for purchase suggestions is the supplier listed for the work center set up for co-manufacturing operation. Product-level supplier settings are ignored (lead time, reorder, min before reorder). Lead time and Stock level = 0. Purchase order supplier settings from MRP run are also ignored.
Pre-conditions
Advanced Manufacturing subscription (required for MRP for customers joining after 1st September 2023)
More information
Location supply rules and transfer planning
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
Select production as demand source without BOM explosion
SalesMRP
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) allows our users to incorporate their supply chain strategies into Cin7 Core inventory management. MRP considers demand from sales and supply from stock on hand, transfers, production, assembly and suppliers to generate supply management suggestions. This determines when products should be produced in-house, bought from suppliers, and delivered from distribution centers. This option can be added when configuring MRP run parameters.
With this release, our team has added the option to include production as a demand source, without selecting BOM explosion. Suggested supply orders will suggest production orders to meet demand. Suggested supply orders WILL be created to meet demand for components, but WILL NOT be created to meet demand for nested components.
A bill of materials (BOM) explosion displays the highest level of a production or assembly broken down into components at its lowest level. If the parent production or assembly contains components that also have a production or assembly BOM, the nested BOMs are also broken down into components. The available options are summarized below:
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Option 1: Production demand not included, no BOM explosion (available before this release)
Sales demand for 5 tables
Supply suggestion: Produce 5 tables
No supply suggestions to replenish table components or nested components
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Option 2: BOM explosion, production demand included automatically (available before this release)
Sales demand for 5 tables
Supply suggestion: Produce 5 tables
Supply suggestions to replenish table components (table leg, tabletop)
Supply suggestions to replenish nested components (wood, screws, etc.)
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Option 3: Production demand included, BOM explosion (available before this release)
Sales demand for 5 tables
Supply suggestion: Produce 5 tables
Supply suggestions to replenish table components (table leg, tabletop)
No supply suggestions to replenish nested components (wood, screws, etc.)
Pre-conditions
Advanced Manufacturing subscription (required for MRP for customers joining after 1st September 2023)
More information
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) – BOM explosion
MES – View Scheduler via app (read-only)
Advanced ManufacturingMES
The Scheduler is a feature of Cin7 Core ’s Advanced Manufacturing module. The Scheduler helps to assess how long the order should take, determine the resources, and plan in which sequence the operations should be completed. The scheduler also enables you to view dependencies between operations.
With this release, a read-only version of the Scheduler (Production Gantt view only) can now be accessed from the MES application for users with the appropriate permissions. Filters can be applied as in Cin7 Core web. Replanning orders is not available in the read-only MES version of this feature.
Access Scheduler from the main MES menu.
Pre-conditions
Users will need the Manufacturing – Scheduler permission to use this feature.
Advanced Manufacturing module must be part of your subscription