Setting Up Multiple Locations/Common Work Center

You can define more than one location for a single work center, allowing two items with different locations to be assembled at a common work center.

For example, if you had an assembly work center that needed to work on two items (for costing purposes), you would need this relationship to be available.

To set up this example relationship:

  1. On the Locations form, add two locations, L1 and L2, both associated with the AS-500 work center.
  2. On the Items form, create two items, I1 and I2 (unit of measure = EA and product code = PP).
  3. On the I1 item record, select the Backflush check box.
    Note:  Leave the Backflush Location field blank.
  4. Save the item record.
  5. Click the Stock Loc button to open the Item Stockroom Locations form.
  6. Add a new item stockroom location for I1 that points to the L1 location. In the Rank field, specify 1.
  7. On the I2 item record, select the Backflush check box.
    Note:  Leave the Backflush Location field blank.
  8. Save the item record.
  9. Click the Stock Loc button to open the Item Stockroom Locations form.
  10. Add a new item stockroom location for I2 that points to the L2 location. In the Rank field, specify 1.
  11. On the Job Orders form, create a job.
  12. Add operation 10 with the work center set to be AS-500.
  13. Release the job.
  14. Run the Floorstock Replenishment Report. Both items from different locations are shown on the report.