Work Center Type

  • Work Center

    A work center that consists of multiple sub work centers. If you are using shared work centers, the secondary work center is always a main work center, even if the primary work center is a sub work center.

  • Sub Work Center

    A work center that belongs to a higher-level work center.

    Note

    The distinction between main and sub work centers is used in capacity reports (histograms), which you can display or print in:

    • The Master Planning module in Enterprise Planning.
    • The Job Shop Control module and the Project Control module in Manufacturing.

    In the Capacity Flows field in the People Parameters (bpmdm0100m000) session you can assign capacity flows to the main work center or the sub work center.

    Work centers are grouped (main work centers) to review the aggregated capacity.

  • Subcontracting

    If an operation must be subcontracted, a subcontracting work center must be defined. You cannot link operation-rate codes for this work-center type. However, you can record planning data by subcontracting work center, irrespective of the selected critical capacity type. If a work center is of the Subcontracting type, you cannot change the work-center type.

  • Costing

    The work center is a costing work center.

  • Buffer

    An assembly line work station where no operations are carried out, but orders wait pending transfer to the next work station.

  • Line Station

    A work center that is part of an assembly line. A line station is used in the production of final assembly schedule items.

    Note

    A line station can have several positions, which enables multiple items to be present in one line station.

  • Work Cell

    A grouping of one or more work stations in a fixed sequence defined in the Work Cells (tirpt0140m000) session, dedicated to repetitive manufacturing. Work cells are used for manufacturing items based on production models.