Cart and par locations

A cart or par location refers to exchange carts, par locations, and par level carts. Cart and par locations are generally referred to as par locations.

Cart and par locations have unique qualities similar to requisition templates. Established quantities of supplies in predefined arrangements are stored in a cart or par location. Cart and par location processing simplifies transaction processing for frequent turnover areas in health care companies.

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.

The term par refers to a replenishment process that brings the items that are stored at a location up to a predefined, or par, level. A par level is an amount that indicates the maximum supply quantity based on established quotas from previous use for a particular supply item, in a particular department, for a specified time period. Par locations use a replenishment process that brings stock-on-hand quantities up to a par level.

An exchange cart is a floor or stocking cart that is used to replenish supplies by swapping it with another fully stocked cart. For inventory valuation purposes, item quantities are doubled for an exchange cart. A par level cart is a supply cart that is replenished to the par level.

A Global Location Number (GLN) can be assigned to a cart or par location.

See the GTIN/GLN Setup Guide.

An inventory control location, requesting location, and item location are automatically created when a cart or par location is created. Each shelf location within the cart or par location becomes a bin location within Inventory Control. A shelf location is not required to be a physical shelf, but can be an area designated for a specific item. You are only required to create an item master record and the rest is created automatically in Inventory Control.

Item location and bin records can be viewed in Inventory Control, but changes and maintenance tasks must be made on the same page that was used to create the cart or par location.