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BOM/Formula as an alternate using Alternate Structure Maintenance,
or link them to items and processes using Alternate Routing
Maintenance. Designate one formula in Item Planning Maintenance
as the default for planning.
• Co-product/by-product formulas. The BOM/Formula code or base
process for a co-product/by-product structure is actually a component
of the co-products and by-products that it produces. The unit of
measure (UM) for the BOM/Formula when it is a base process item
should be the same as the UM in the item master for the base process.
Formula Copy (15.8) creates a new formula by copying another one—
useful when items share similar formulas or to create alternates. After
copying, use Formula Maintenance to modify the new formula by adding,
deleting, or changing requirements.
Defining Processes
A process, like a routing, is a sequence of steps to follow in the
production of an item. A process definition, however, defines its control
information in terms of a batch rather than a completed unit.
Process Definition Maintenance (15.13) is very similar to Routing
Maintenance. Only a few fields are different.
FORMULA/PROCESS 47
Ï See Chapter 5,
“Co-products/
By-products,” on
page 51.
Fig. 4.3
Formula Code
Maintenance (15.1)
Ï See page 34.