Confirmation
Confirmation in PP records what actually happened in production, the quantities produced, times taken, and scrap, against a production order operation. It captures actuals for costing, inventory and progress tracking.
Confirmations are how planned production becomes actuals: they drive accurate inventory (components consumed, product received), manufacturing costs (actual activities), and shop-floor visibility.
- As operations are completed on the shop floor, confirmations record the actual yield (good quantity), scrap, and the actual times…
- Operation confirmations: quantities, times, scrap.
- Automatic goods movements: backflush of components, GR of product.
- Watch out: Missing/late confirmations, wrong stock and costs.
What confirmation does
As operations are completed on the shop floor, confirmations record the actual yield (good quantity), scrap, and the actual times (setup, machine, labour) for each operation. This updates the order’s progress, consumes activities for costing, and (at final confirmation/goods receipt) brings the finished product into stock.
Key aspects
- Operation confirmations: quantities, times, scrap.
- Automatic goods movements: backflush of components, GR of product.
- Actual costs: activities consumed at the work center.
- Progress/variance vs plan.
Why it matters
Confirmations are how planned production becomes actuals: they drive accurate inventory (components consumed, product received), manufacturing costs (actual activities), and shop-floor visibility. Missing or wrong confirmations cause wrong stock and costs, so timely, accurate confirmation is essential for reliable PP and CO data.
Common pitfalls
- Missing/late confirmations, wrong stock and costs.
- Incorrect yield/scrap distorting actuals.
- Backflush errors mis-consuming components.