Active ingredients
This exercise will help you to get a better understanding of the Aptean Beverage Manufacturing extension. The exercise can be performed in the Cronus Demo company.
NoteCreate a copy of this company to keep your Cronus Demo in the original state. In the copy you can do all the exercises that are included in the training.
Exercise 3 – Active Ingredient and Dependent Component
Consumption of malt
Search for Released production orders
Create a new order and select your item NAME_WORT.
- Quantity: 100 (HL)
- Location: BLUE_PROD
- Bin Code: FV2 (the fermentation tank where the wort will be pumped over in)
- Click Refresh Production order action.
- Select the production order line and click Line – Components.
- The first line shows the your NAME_MALT item
- Expected quantity : 1800 KG
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 70 (HWE)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 1260 (1800*70%)
- Bin Code: SILO1 (default bin for this item)
- The second line shows another active ingredient: a hop item
- Expected quantity : 40 KG
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 5 (Alpha-Acid)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 200 (40*5)
Open the item tracking page of the first active ingredient.
- Click Select quantity by volume-strength action.
- In the last column it shows the selected volume-strength of 1260 of your lot.
- Close the page.
- The item tracking page shows an undefined quantity in KG but accept that. Since your lot has a weaker strength you need more KGs in order to get the right quality (DPL) of your WORT. Confirm to update the production order component line.
- The first line shows the your NAME_MALT item
- Expected quantity: a higher quantity
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 70 (HWE)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 1260 (1800*70%)
- Actual strength: 65 (HWE)
- Actual Volume-Strength: 1260 (a little rounding difference can be)
- Bin Code: SILO1 (the bin where it will be consumed from)
Delete all component lines and confirm to remove the item tracking as well.
- Back to the production order, click Refresh Production order action.
- Select the production order line and click Line – Components.
- Select all lines (or at least the active ingredient lines) and click Assign FEFO by volume-strength action.
- Select Current bin
- The first component line shows the your NAME_MALT item
- Expected quantity: a higher quantity
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 70 (HWE)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 1260 (1800*70%)
- Actual strength: 65 (HWE)
- Actual Volume-Strength: 1260 (a little rounding difference can be)
- Bin Code: SILO1 (the bin where it will be consumed from)
- The second line shows another active ingredient: a hop item
- Expected quantity : a lower quantity
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 5 (Alpha-Acid)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 200 (40*5)
- Actual strength: 6 (Alpha-Acid)
- Actual Volume-Strength: 200 (a little rounding difference can be)
- Bin Code: HOPS (the bin where it will be consumed from)
Consumption of raw alcohol
Search Released production orders
Create a new order and select your item NAME_ALC50
- Quantity: 1000 (L)
- Location: BLUE_PROD
- Bin Code: SP11 (the SF spirits tank where this semifinished item is produced in)
- Click Refresh Production order action.
- Select the production order line and click Line – Components.
- The first line shows the your NAME_ALC96 item
- Expected quantity : 520,xx (L)
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 96 (ABV)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 500 (520,cc*96%)
- Bin Code: SP2 (default bin for this item)
- The second line shows the treated water item
- Expected quantity : 479.xx L
- Dependent Component = yes
- Select the first component lines and click Assign FEFO by volume-strength action.
- Select Current bin
- The active ingredient component line now shows.
- Expected quantity: increased (because your second lot has less alcohol)
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 96 (ABV)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 500 (520.cc*96%)
- Actual strength: 95.9
- Actual Volume-Strength: 500 (a little rounding difference can be)
- Bin Code: SP2 (you received your second lot in this tank)
- The dependent component line shows the treated water item
- Expected quantity : decreased in order to have 1000 litre in total in the output tank
- Dependent Component = yes
Delete all component lines and confirm to remove the item tracking as well.
- Back to the production order, click Refresh Production order action.
- Select the production order line and click Line – Components.
- Select the first component lines and click Assign FEFO by volume-strength action.
- Select All bins in this location
- The active ingredient component line now shows.
- Expected quantity: decreased (because first lot has more alcohol)
- Active Ingredient = yes
- Expected strength: 96 (ABV)
- Expected Volume-Strength: 500 (520,cc*96%)
- Actual strength: 96.2
- Actual Volume-Strength: 500 (a little rounding difference can be)
- Bin Code: SP1 (it was updated, since the oldest lot is in this tank)
- The dependent component line shows the treated water item.
- Expected quantity : increased in order to have 1000 litre in total in the output tank.
- Dependent Component = yes
Delete all component lines and confirm to remove the item tracking as well.
- Back to the production order,
- Change the quantity in the header into 2500.
- Click Refresh Production order action.
- Select the production order line and click Line – Components.
- Notice that the expected quantity for your active ingredient is available, but in 2 different bins.
- Select the first component lines and click Assign FEFO by volume-strength action.
- Select All bins in this location.
- Now the active ingredient line is split.
- A new line for Bin SP01 where the oldest lot was. All available quantity from that tank is taken.
- The original line has the remaining quantity; the total actual volume-strength of the active ingredient lines is 500 (little rounding difference possible).
- The dependent component line shows the treated water item.
- Expected quantity: adjusted to have 1000 litre in total in the output tank.
- Dependent Component = yes