Major Item Service Product

Material Type
Major Item Service Products are created as material type ZWPC in LMP.
Identification
Class 7 materials are defined as Major Item and Major Item Service. Supply Class of
the material can be identified by the first position of the Supply Categories of Material
(SUPCATMAT) field of the Material Master in the AMC/AMC Controlled tab.
Numbering
NIIN + WPC + Customer (optional) + Country Code (optional)
WPC = Work Performance Code
Customer = Customer number for inner service or Y for FMS
Country Code = FMS County Code
Examples:
010857345A1
010857345A125
010857345A1Y37

(NIIN+WPC)
(NIIN+WPC+Customer)
(NIIN+WPC+FMS Customer+Country Code)

R-BOM and Routings

Only one R-BOM and one routing exist per Major Item Service Product
R-BOM header holds WPC, Customer and Country Code
Do not create R-BOM or Routing for the Major Item itself.
Material Master and Project Creation/Maintenance Process
Item Manager is responsible for project creation process
Item manager decides if a service product exists or not for the type of repair to be
performed.
If the service product does not already exist follow the steps below. If service product
already exists skip this section and go to Project Creation.
Item Manger works with cell members to create the Major Item Service Product.
Service product needs to be copied from the Major Item NSN and the appropriate
MRP parameters need to be changed (Procurement Type from F to X,
Strategy Group from 11 to 40 and Mixed MRP from 2 to BLANK)
Service Product created in GPP and extend to DMA plant.
Note: Service Product is loaded into APO via a nightly background job.
Item Manager maintains forecast in APO DP for 8 years (refer to APO DP Major
Item Planning Process)
Note: Forecast for the BY+1 and beyond are transferred to R/3 for out year
planning
Item Manager requests the depot or the responsible agency to create R-BOM
and Routing for the service product
Depot or the responsible agency creates the R-BOM in the DMA plant and
extends it to GPP.

If component material master records for DLA and GSA managed parts are
missing, depot creates them in DMA plant and extends them to GPP.
If component material master records for IMMC managed parts are missing,
depot informs the IM. IMs are responsible for the resolution of the missing IMMC
managed parts.
Depot creates the Routing in DMA plant. If the routing is same as or similar to an
existing routing, it is copied and the appropriate changes are made.

It is important to note that creating a large number of service products for the same NIIN
would cause maintenance difficulties. Proper judgment has to be used when a new
Service Product is to be created. The primary reason to create different service products
is to be able to plan the required repair components. If the repair components required
(particularly, the DLA components) for what is to be a new Service Product is close to
another existing Service Product of higher level, it is not advisable to create a new
Service Product, since R-BOM is an approximate BOM based on the statistical data,
anyway. For example, if a Service Product 010857345A1 already exists and if a new
project is to be created for Air Force and the R-BOM components/quantities are very
similar to 010857345A1, do not create a new Service Product 010857345A125. As
required, components can be changed/added to the Production Order at the time of
execution.
Project Creation
Projects must be created for the ZWPC material, not Major Item NIIN.
Projects are created by the Item Manager or by the depot work loader (based on
IMs input) for the Major Item Service Product for CY to BY, and BY+1 depending
on when the budget is approved.
If the forecast is changed, Item Manager works with the depot work loader in
changing the project quantities.
BW report is to be used as the source of data for the creation and maintenance
of the projects.
When the budget is approved all the projects in BY+1 need to be created in
between two APO Demand Planning cycles. LEO need to inform Team CSC
when the BY+1 projects are created so that the DP forecast transfer job can be
adjust to exclude the BY+1 forecast transfer.
Depot checks for the validity of Major Item Service Product, BOM and Routing
data during the PRON acceptance process. If there are any errors, depot works
with the IMMC to resolve the issues.

Secondary Item
Material Type
Secondary Items are created as material type NSN in LMP.
Identification
Class 9 materials are defined as Secondary Items. However, class 2 materials are
also treated same as class 9 materials for the purpose of this document. Supply Class
of the material can be identified by the first position of the Supply Categories of Material
(SUPCATMAT) field of the Material Master in the AMC/AMC Controlled tab.
Numbering
Nine digit NIIN
Examples:
014441218 (Class 9)
014441219 (Class 2)
Production Version, R-BOM and Routings
Several R-BOMs and several routings could exist fro the Secondary Item NIIN.
Combination of R-BOM and Routing is defined as Production Version. Each
Production Version represents a WPC code, Customer (optional) and Country
code (optional). R-BOM header holds WPC, Customer and Country Code
Default Production Version represents the most commonly performed repair and
is assigned to the Planned Orders automatically by MRP. If other than default
Production Version need to be used it is assigned manually to the Planned.
Orders. The default production version must be numbered starting with two
zeros (00) followed by the WPC code.
Examples: 00A1, 00A3
If a generic Production Version is added which can be used by any customer, but
it is not the default Production Version, it should be numbered as A100.
Production Version specific to a customer should be numbered as WPC +
Customer Code.
Examples: A125, I026
Production Version for FMS should be numbered as WPC + Y + 1, 2, 3, etc., last
character being next available number. In the description of the Production
Version the country code must be specified.
Examples: A1Y1, A1Y2
Description of the Production Version should include WPC + Customer + Country
Code, as relevant.
Within the Production Version, the appropriate BOM and Routing are assigned.
Production version is assigned to the material in MRP4 view.
Production Version and Project Creation/Maintenance Process
Item Manager is responsible for project creation process
Item manager decides if a Production Version exists or not for the type of repair
to be performed.

If a suitable Production Version does not already exist follow the steps below. If
Production Version already exists skip this section and go to Project Creation.
Item Manger works with cell members to create the Production Version.
Production Version must be maintained in both DMA and GPP plants.
Item Manager requests the depot or the responsible agency to create R-BOM
and Routing to be assigned to the Production Version
Depot or the responsible agency creates the R-BOM in DMA plant extends it to
GPP.
If component material master records for DLA and GSA managed parts are
missing, depot creates them in DMA plant and extends them to GPP.
If component material master records for IMMC managed parts are missing,
depot informs the IM. IMs are responsible for the resolution of the missing IMMC
managed parts.
Depot creates the Routing in DMA plant. If the routing is same as or similar to an
existing routing, it is copied and the appropriate changes are made.
Depot notifies IMMC the creation of R-BOM and Routing. IMMC assigns the RBOM and Routing to the Production Versions in DMA and GPP plants.
It is important to note that creating a large number of Production Versions for the same
NIIN would cause maintenance difficulties. Proper judgment has to be exercised when a
new R-BOM and/or a new Routing (and new Production Versions) are to be created. The
primary reason to create different R-BOMs is to be able to plan the required repair
components. Different Routings are created when there is significant variation in
workload planning at different work centers. If the repair components required
(particularly, the DLA components) for what is to be a new R-BOM is close to another
existing R-BOM of higher level, it is not advisable to create a new R-BOM, since R-BOM
is an approximate BOM based on the statistical data, anyway. For example, if RBOM/Production Version already exists for Army as 00A1 or A100 already exists, and if a
new project is to be created for Air Force and the R-BOM components/quantities are
very similar to Armys A1 R-BOM, do not create a new R-BOM/Production Version for Air
Force as A125. Likewise, if what is to be a new routing is similar to an existing routing,
creation of new routing should be avoided.
Project Creation
Projects are created for the NIIN.
Projects are created by the Item Manager or by the depot work loader (based on
IMs input) for the Secondary Item for CY to BY or BY+1 depending on when the
budget is approved.
After the project is created with the E/I requirements, Item Manager/Depot Work
Loader runs Project MRP (T/C-MD51). MRP assigns the default Production
Version to the project planned order. If the Production Version need to be
different from the MRP assigned Production Version, Item Manager/Depot Work
Loader needs to assign the appropriate. Production Version to project planned
order.
If the repair quantity changes based on new requirements or change in
unserviceable availability, Item Manager/depot work loader changes the project
quantities and the project planned order quantities.

Depot checks for the validity of the Production Version during the PRON
acceptance process. If there is any error, depot works with the IMMC to resolve
the issue.
Note that if there is need to create projects for any work other than what is
passed through IMMC (for example, Base Ops work) the projects have to be
created by the requesting activity, or by the depot if agreed upon earlier.