Creating Material Loss Categories and Reasons
You can identify areas for process improvement by tracking material loss events and details that might occur during handling, storage, or manufacturing.
Material loss categories identify a manufacturing loss. For example, standard processing, shop floor, or processing loss.
Material loss reasons provide insight into why manufacturing losses are occurring. For example, container breakage or spoilage.
To view existing material loss events, go to Advanced Manufacturing > Administration/Setup > Material Loss and then click Edit beside the category or reason.
To create a material loss category:
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Go to Advanced Manufacturing > Administration/Setup > Material Loss Categories > New.
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Enter a descriptive Loss Category name that is unique across all subsidiaries and locations.
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Click Save.
To create a material loss reason:
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Go to Advanced Manufacturing > Administration/Setup > Material Loss Reasons > New.
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To connect this reason to a category, select the Material Loss Category.
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Enter a descriptive Material Loss Reason that is unique across all subsidiaries and locations.
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To improve reporting, enter a brief Material Loss Description of the loss event.
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If you use a scanner to capture material loss, enter a bar code in the Material Loss Scanner Code field. This bar code represents the material loss reason code. You can use an abbreviation of the reason, excluding any spaces or special characters.
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Click Save.