Using the Kit Method

Use this method to issue components directly to production IDs for discrete production runs. When using the kit method, you generate a PUSH or PULL picking plan in the same manner as the issue method. The material is then assembled into batches or kits. You cannot use kitting with production schedules.

When additional kitted components are required for a production ID—or when excess material must be returned back to stock—use the Issue/Return Kit Components page. If you need to return a kit in its entirety, use the Component De-Kit page.

Kitting is the required issue method for rework and teardown end items. The end item to be reworked or torn down is issued using the kit method from a non-nettable storage location. The system issues any additional components required for rework or teardown production using the issue method set for each item at the production area and item level. This issue method appears automatically from the Define Business Unit Item - Manufacturing page, and it can be overridden on the Production Area - Item Detail page.

If you display substitutions on the pick plan, the process verifies that sufficient quantity on hand exists to pick the full, required quantity for the specified production ID or operation. If not, all effective substitute items with available quantities are listed, along with their locations. The substitute items listed are based on the list of substitutes defined in the business unit item attributes for the original component.