Batch Management

SA P P P
 Agenda: Batch Management
Batch Management Overview
Batch Management Activation
Levels of Uniqueness of Batch
Batch Creation in SAP PP
Automatic Creation of Batches in PP
Assignment of Batch Number
Batch Master Record
Batch Classification
SLED - Shelf Life Expiry Date
 Batch Management - Overview

Batch

• Subset of the total quantity of a material held in stock. This subset is managed
separately from other subsets of the same material.
• Quantity of a material produced during a given production run. A batch represents a
non-reproducible, homogeneous unit with unique specifications.
 Batch Management - Overview
 Batch is a partial quantity of a material, which is managed
separately from other partial quantities of the same material.
Batch is like a production lot.
 The main characteristics of a batch are homogeneity and non-
reproducibility.
 Batch Management is used in all areas of logistics
 Need for batch management
 Legal requirements
 Defect tracing, callback activities, and regression requirement
 The need for differentiated quantity-and value-based inventory management
 Production or procedural requirements
Batch Management - Overview
Batch Management Activation
Levels of Uniqueness of Batch
Batch Creation
Creating batches in Production/Process Orders
Batch Numbering
Batch Master Record
 Classification
 Classification can be used to describe or group objects together
that have some likeness, but also differences.
 A characteristic describes specifications of an object, such as
length, width, weight, color.
 A class can contain one or more characteristics.
 A class type describes a group of objects that have common or
similar specifications.
 When creating a class, a user must specify a class type.
 Class types control how the classification can be used for various
objects.
 023 is used for Batch management classification.
Batch Classification
Batch Classification Master Data
Materials and Batches
Characteristic types in Batch classification
 Shelf Life Expiration Date - SLED
 Batches for materials that may no longer be used or sold after a
certain time period are normally assigned an expiration date or a
shelf life expiration date.
 Normally used in industries like
 Food
 Pharmaceutical
 Chemicals
 Retail

 The SLED is set automatically during goods receipt if you maintain

the total shelf life in days in the material master.
 In the Total shelf life field in the material master Storage view,
enter the total number of days by which a material must be used,
calculated from the day of production.
Shelf Life Expiration Date - SLED
Calculation of SLED
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