Issue

In Syensqo Composite Materials, batch is used to manage/track & trace the individual material items in some business scenarios. This KDD is to assess the option of using SAP serial number to handle the relevant scenarios. 

Decision

Introduce Serial Number (SN) concept and use SN to manage, track and trace the material at the individual item level rather than using batch number to handle the same. 

Background & Context

In Composite Materials GBU, batch number is used to manage the following 2 business scenarios:

1). Sublot Scenario

For example, a Process Order is created in SAP to make the Master Roll, which is a piece of carbon fabric of 1 meter wide x 100 meters long. A SAP batch number, for example MROLL1, is generated and assigned to the Master Roll. Later, another Process Order is created to consume Master Roll (MROLL1) and produce 5 separate pieces. Each is 20 CM wide and 100 meters long. Then another 5 SAP batch numbers are generated to represent sublot rolls as shown below to identify each of the sublots.

2). Non-Sublot Scenario 

For example, 500 liters of a liquid adhesive is produced with SAP batch BATCH1. It's been packed in 5 liter cans. In total, there are 100 cans of  the adhesive in BATCH1. Business may number each individual cans by using unique numbers related to adhesive BATCH1, eg. BATCH1001 for can#1, BATCH1002 for can#2, etc. Those unique numbers look like sub-batch numbers, but they will only be used for physically identify the cans. They are not SAP batch numbers and are not stored in SAP currently. So those sub-batch numbers cannot be used for tracking or tracing. In other words, business can't track & trace each individual cans in SAP at the moment.

Business will print the Master and/or Sub Batch depending on the requirement. Batch numbers are limited to 10 characters. Most are 6+4 or 6+3, but other schemes are also possible.

Assumptions

1. Business needs to track & trace the relevant materials at the individual item level.

Constraints

1. SAP Standard serialization numbering doesn't have straightforward connection with the relevant Batch number. 

Impacts

1. Impact on Processes
   1. Sublot Scenario

1. 1. Non-Sublot Scenario

Business Rules

Options considered

Option A: 

Option B: 

Option C: 

Option D: 

Evaluation

	Option A	Option B	Option C	Option D
Criterion 1	Pro Con	Pro Pro	Pro Con	Pro Con
Criterion 2	Pro Con	Con	Pro Pro	Con Con
Criterion 3	Pro	Con	Con	Pro

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