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Work center

A work center is a location that defines where production activities take placeaccording to order requirements. In different companies, work centers are also calledmachine centers

Operations are carried out at a work center. In the R/3 System work centersare business objectsthat can represent the following real work centers, for example:

Machines, machine groups

Production lines

Assembly work centers

Employees, groups of employees

Use

Together with bills of material and routings, work centers belong to the most important masterdata in the R/3 production planning and control system. Work centers are used in task listoperations and work orders. Task lists are for example routings, maintenance task lists,inspection plans and standard networks. Work orders are created for production, qualityassurance, plant maintenance and for the Project System as networks.

Data in work centers is used for

Scheduling

Operating times and formulas are entered in the work center, so that the duration of anoperation can be calculated.

Costing

Formulas are entered in the work center, so that the costs of an operation can becalculated. A work center is also assigned to a cost center.

Capacity planning

The available capacity and formulas for calculating capacity requirements are entered inthe work center.

Simplifying operation maintenance

Various default values for operations can be entered in the work center.

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Structure

A work center is created for a plant and is identified by a key. Thework center category,whichyou define in customizing the work center,determines which data can be maintained in the workcenter.

The data is grouped thematically together in screens and screen groups. Examples of suchscreen or screen groups are:

Basic Data

Assignments (to cost centers, Human Resource Management System (HR))

Capacities

Scheduling

Default values

Hierarchy

Technical data

Different views on work center

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Standard Value Key

Standard values represent the times to be measured when the work center is usedon a task list, for example, machine time, labor time, and setup time.

These times are grouped together using a standard value key. This key determinesWhich standard values are displayed for the work center?The standard value key is entered on the work center Basic data tab. The key canbe set to required or optional within the work center.

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Control Key

The control key is the central control element of the process.

The control key is a required field for the process. The control key can originatefrom the work center, either as a reference or as a proposal.

You use the control key to define whether an operation (also sub operation, activityelement, phase, or secondary resource):. Is read in scheduling. Is read incapacity planning. Is read in worklists in quality management (inspection characteristics). Is read in costing. Automatically posts a goods receipt if a confirmation is entered for thisoperation

. Prints related shop floor papers (Print indicator), where this is defined for theorder type, plant, and MRP controller, and where the control key is checkedwhen printing shop floor papers:. Prints time tickets ( Print indicator must be set first). Prints confirmation slips ( Print indicator must be set first). Is processed externally. = internally processed. .+. = externally processed. .X. = internally processed / can be processed externally. Can be considered in scheduling (indicator Sched. external op.). Supports confirmation:. = possible, but not required

. 1 = milestone confirmation

. 2 = required

. 3=impossible

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