Work center

A work center is a location that defines where production activities take place
according to order requirements. In different companies, work centers are also called
machine centers
Operations are carried out at a work center. In the R/3 System work centers are business objects
that 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 master
data in the R/3 production planning and control system. Work centers are used in task list
operations and work orders. Task lists are for example routings, maintenance task lists,
inspection plans and standard networks. Work orders are created for production, quality
assurance, 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 an
operation can be calculated.

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

Capacity planning
The available capacity and formulas for calculating capacity requirements are entered in
the work center.

Simplifying operation maintenance

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

Structure
A work center is created for a plant and is identified by a key. The work center category, which
you define in customizing the work center, determines which data can be maintained in the work
center.
The data is grouped thematically together in screens and screen groups. Examples of such
screen 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

Standard Value Key

Standard values represent the times to be measured when the work center is used
on a task list, for example, machine time, labor time, and setup time.
These times are grouped together using a standard value key. This key determines
Which standard values are displayed for the work center?
The standard value key is entered on the work center Basic data tab. The key can
be set to required or optional within the work center.

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 originate
from the work center, either as a reference or as a proposal.
You use the control key to define whether an operation (also sub operation, activity
element, 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 this
operation
. Prints related shop floor papers (Print indicator), where this is defined for the
order type, plant, and MRP controller, and where the control key is checked
when 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
. <blank> = internally processed
. .+. = externally processed
. .X. = internally processed / can be processed externally
. Can be considered in scheduling (indicator Sched. external op.)
. Supports confirmation:
. <blank> = possible, but not required
. 1 = milestone confirmation
. 2 = required
. 3=impossible

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