Workshop: Materials Use

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Workshop Materials Use

• May 23, 2006

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Project Goals

• Implement SAP Plant Maintenance system
• Provide integration with Finance, HR, and
  Materials
• Allow enhanced scheduling and planning for work
  assignments
• Provide work scheduling as well as management
  reporting tools
• Accommodate the use of mobile technology to
  reduce paperwork
• Accommodate the use of GIS with SAP
• Improve automated updates to customers about the
  status of work
• Implement a Preventive Maintenance system for
  buildings, areas, and equipment
• Utilize standard SAP functionality to collect
  utility usage and cost information for recharge
  calculations

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Discussion of Material Use in Plant Maintenance
• Preview of Next Blueprinting Session
• Other Discussion

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What are materials for Plant Maintenance use?

• Stock materials Parts which have SAP material
  numbers and are kept in UK stores
• Non-stock materials Parts which are used less
  frequently, may not have SAP material numbers,
  and are ordered as needed
• Services Services provided by external companies
  which are requested as needed

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How are stock materials planned and used?
From the components tab of a Work Order
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How are stock materials planned and used?
There are (at least) two ways to select the
materials. A search term may be used to find the
part number. If a Bill of Materials has been
entered for the building, room, or equipment to
be maintained, the Bill of Materials may be used
to suggest part numbers.
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Here are some of the search methods
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How are stock materials planned and used?
The Plant Material by Description is frequently
used for Maintenance spares. Here bear is used
to find bearings.
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How are stock materials planned and used?
A list of possible parts is presented. The
Thrust bearing is selected.
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How are stock materials planned and used?
The part number is added to the components list.
A quantity of 1 is entered and the Item
Category (IC) is set to L which indicates that
this is a stock item.
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How are stock materials planned and used?
The materials may be checked to see if they are
available for this order
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How are stock materials planned and used?
The next screens are from the Materials
Management section of SAP. They may not be
implemented exactly as shown, but will illustrate
the process in SAP.
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Heres a stock overview for the Thrust Bearing
(50304)
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Note that the storage location and bin are
displayed
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How are stock materials planned and used?
The storeroom can look for material reservations
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How are stock materials planned and used?
This is the list for the May time period
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Now the storeroom will issue the part for this
order
This will be issued with reference to our
reservation
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Now the storeroom will issue the part for this
order
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Now the storeroom will issue the part for this
order
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How are stock materials planned and used?
Heres the order cost display after the part is
issued
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Well add a non-stock part to this order
Note that there is no SAP material number just a
description, quantity, and N for non-stock.
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Heres the information required for Purchasing to
order it
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
When the order is saved, a purchase requisition
is created.
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Heres the list of purchase requisitions from May
15-30
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Purchasing would issue a Purchase Order and when
the invoice was processed, the order would be
charged for this item.
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Note that the planned costs of the non-stock item
are displayed on the order cost screen
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How are non-stock materials and services planned?
Services may be handled in the same manner as a
non-stock material purchase.
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Topics For Next Blueprinting Session

• Determine Measurement Point Requirements    
•                         Calibration Points
•                         Meter Readings
• Determine Permit Requirements