Cart and par locations

A par location represents supply cupboards, exchange carts, and par level supply carts that store established quantities of supplies.

The location can be a stationary or mobile supply area. The stationary supply area can be a closet, a shelf or shelves, or a non-moving cart. The mobile supply area can be a par level cart or an exchange cart. Par locations use a replenishment process that brings stock-on-hand quantities up to a par level. An exchange cart is an identical floor or stocking cart that is used to replenish supplies by swapping it with another fully stocked cart. For inventory valuation purposes, the solution doubles item quantities for an exchange cart. A par level cart is a supply cart that is replenished to the par level. You can assign a GLN to a cart or par location.

When you create a cart or par location, Inventory Control automatically creates an Inventory Control location, requesting location, and item location. Each shelf location within the cart or par location becomes a bin location. You are only required to create an item master record and Inventory Control creates the rest.