Value Added Services

(VAS)
Supply Chain Execution
SCM 5.0

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 Definitions – Value Added Services

Value Added Service (VAS):

An operation performed on materials, which enhances their value, worth, functionality
or usefulness. Value added services are performed by workers in work centers.
Example: Preservation, Packaging, Assembly, Kitting, Tagging, Price marking

VAS Order:
Order: An instruction to perform a VAS on one or more materials or items,
based on a reference document. A VAS order establishes the relationship between a
reference document and VAS pack specification. It contains details from the
respective pack specification.

VAS Activity:
Activity: A VAS order consists of one or several activities. An activity is an
operation a worker has to perform at one work center. An activity references a level
of a packaging specification. Within one activity the worker might get one or several
work steps from the packaging specification, that advices him/her how this activity is
performed. Example: Pack product into Carton (Size M) and label it.

VAS Item: Delivery Items to be handled in the VAS Order

VAS Auxiliary Product: One or more auxiliary products are used to perform an
activity. An auxiliary product can be a packaging material, an auxiliary packaging
material or a product. Examples: Paint, pallet, label, lid, carton.

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 VAS during inbound

Truck

Packspec PS1
Delivery X Content: Pyramid
GR-LOC Item 10: Level 1: Preservation
Pyramid,3 pc Level 2: Unit Containment

Work center AP01

Preservation VAS Order VO1
Activity 1: Workcen. AP01
VAS-item: Pyramid, 3 pc
VAS-auxprod: Oil
Activity 2: Workcen. AP02
VAS-item: Pyramid, 3 pc
VAS-auxprod: Box, 3 pc
Work center AP02 Unit packing

Final Bin

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 VAS and Kitting

Packspec PS2
Delivery Y Content: Kit
Item 10: Kit,2pc Level 1:
Item 10-01: 2 pc A Assemble Comp.
Item 10-02: 2 pc B
Item 10-03: 4 pc C
Level 2:
pack into box

Work center
AP01 Kitting
VAS Order VO2
Activity 1: Workcen. AP01
VAS-item: A,2pc
VAS-item: B,2pc
VAS-item: C,4pc
Activity 2: Workcen. AP01
VAS-auxprod: Box, 1 pc
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 VAS during outbound

Picking HUs Packspec PS3

Delivery Z Content: Bike 1pc
Item 10: Bike,3 pc Pump 1pc
Item 20:Pump,3pc Level 1:
gift wrapping

Work center
customer packing VAS Order VO3
Activity 1: Workcen. CUST
VAS-item: Bike, 3 pc
VAS-item: Pump, 3 pc
VAS-auxprod: Box, 3 pc
VAS-auxprod: Gift paper

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 Database design

HEADER
The VAS order will use the ODM (=Order
#ORDER_GUID
Data Management): ODM is a complete
Warehouse number
VAS-ID and approved database layer and offers a
Packspec, Condition record
Admin data (created/changed)
full configurable order type.
VAS status
Planned completion time
Effort-Code ODM was developed for SCM 4.0 to
1 manage the data storage for (logistic)
order types.
1..*
ACTIVITY
#ACTIVITY_GUID

Order_GUID 1..*
Activity-Seq
ITEM
PS-Level
Activity status #ACTIVITY_GUID
Completed Qty ITEM-SEQ
Start-Time, End-Time
Order_GUID
Timezone, User, Duration
Delivery reference
Workcenter
PS-Content
External Process step
Completed Qty, Unit
HU-type group, Process type
Matid
1 1
0..*
Auxiliary product
#ACTIVITY_GUID
AUX-SEQ

Order_GUID
PS-Element
Stock_Guid
Posted Qty, Unit

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 General remarks about VAS order

„ Confirmation of a VAS order is possible via status and/or via

actual quantities on header and/or activity level.
„ There are two main transactions available for VAS:
/SCWM/VAS Creation and administration of VAS orders
/SCWM/VASEXEC Processing of VAS orders
„ There are several nodes available in the Warehouse Monitor to
view and control the VAS orders
„ VAS orders are smoothly integrated in the process oriented
storage control
„ There is the possibility to automatically post auxilliary
products goods issue when confirming a VAS order (e.g.
consumption of paint or cartons)

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 Customizing VAS I

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 Customizing VAS II (Integration in “int. Routing”)

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 Consumption posting for VAS

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„ Work centers are assigned to storage bins under Master Data

„ An indicator on the product master indicates whether it is consumption-relevant for VAS orders.

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