MFG/PRO 9.0 User Guide Volume 3: Manufacturing - QAD.com

58 MFG/PRO USER GUIDE — MANUFACTURING
Tip
Item status codes
are created and
maintained in Item
Status Code
Maintenance
(1.1.5).
Setting Up Work Centers
A work center is a production facility capable of performing a certain
task. A work center might be a place, a machine or group of machines, a
person or group of people. In MFG/PRO, work centers are the most basic
units used for operation scheduling, capacity requirements planning, and
cost determinations for GL transactions.
In Work Center Maintenance (14.5), set up work centers by entering for
each a unique work center code and a unique machine code.
Setting Up Product Lines
A product line is a group of similar items or products. At many
companies, sales and operations are planned, reported, and analyzed by
product line rather than by individual item or product. To establish a
product line, use Product Line Maintenance (1.2.1).
Setting Up Item Status Codes for the Base Process
Base process items are never stocked in inventory. As a result, although
base processes are entered as regular items, they are not processed as
inventory items. Use item status codes to prevent any inventory
transactions related to base process items. Only two transactions should
be allowed for the base item:
• ADD-PS, which occurs when the item is added to a product structure.
• ADD-WO, which occurs when the item is added to a work order.
Setting Up an Item for the Base Process
1 Create a base process item in Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1). Enter
the unit of measure for each batch. Assign an item status that restricts
inventory transactions.
2 Enter the following information in the Item Planning Data frame.
Batch Qty. This is established in Formula Code Maintenance (15.1) or
Process/Formula Maintenance (15.18).
Plan Orders. Enter Yes.