Meaning of acronyms SFC and POD in Visiprise Labor Tracking document?

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Hello xMII Community,

I have been working with Michael Appleby in regards to questions for ME II and have found documentation for same.

https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000697067

In the "Setting up Labor Tracking" document, there are two acronyms - SFC and POD.

My initial take on SFC was that it was "Shop Floor Control", but after reading it in context of several sentences that definition did not work. Here is a couple of sentences that use both both acronym's ...

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> Working in the POD - If the user is a production operator using the POD, as he or she begins recording work in the POD, the system charges time against the labor. The system generates SFCs when you release product demand to the shop floor. The system assigns the labor charge code (LCC) associated with a shop order to each SFC as it generates them.

You can allow users or supervisors to change the LCC associated with an SFC after the system has assigned it.<------

Here is another example...

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> At his or her workstation, the operator works one SFC at a time in the POD. <----

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So my question is - in the context of the above examples, what do "SFC" and "POD" stand for?

Best Regards,

Dean Atteberry.

Edited by: Dean Atteberry on Jul 2, 2009 6:07 PM

Edited by: Dean Atteberry on Jul 2, 2009 6:09 PM

[michael_cressman · Accepted solution]

"SFC" is an acronym for "Shop Floor Control" . In SAP ME, it is an ID that reprsents a production unit or lot used for for detailed manufacturing traceability.

"POD" is an acronym for "Production Operataor Dashboard". In SAP ME, it is the primary user interface of the shop floor operator. PODs can be configured for each user, work center, or plant depending on the requirements.