Exercise - Create a work cell for subcontracting

  • 10 minutes

Note

Before you begin this exercise, you must have completed the previous exercise, Set up a default vendor and create a purchase agreement.

Scenario

In this exercise you will create a work cell for subcontracting. To configure a work cell as subcontracted, a resource of the vendor type needs to be created and associated with the work cell (resource group).

  1. Go to Project management and accounting > Periodic > Project resources > Populate project resources across all companies.
  2. When the Populate project resources across all companies slide out opens, select OK.
  3. Close all pages.
  4. Go to Production control > Setup > Resources > Resources.
  5. Select New.
  6. In the Resource field, enter GTL-Sub1.
  7. In the Description field, enter Subcontractor 1.
  8. In the Type field, select Vendor.
  9. Select Save.
  10. Close the page.
  11. Go to Production control > Setup > Resources > Resource groups.
  12. Select New.
  13. In the Resource group field, enter eBookSub.
  14. In the Description field, enter eBooksubcontractor.
  15. Under the Site field, enter or select site 1.
  16. In the General tab, select Yes in the Work cell field.
  17. In the Input warehouse field, enter or select 11.
  18. In the Input location field, enter or select 11.
  19. In the Output warehouse field, enter or select 12-801.
  20. In the Output location field, enter or select 801.
  21. Expand the Calendars FastTab.
  22. Select Add.
  23. In the Calendar field, enter or select Production.
  24. Collapse the Calendars section.
  25. Expand the Resources tab.
  26. Select Add.
  27. In the Resource field, enter or select 8821.
  28. Collapse the Resources section.
  29. Expand the Work cell capacity tab.
  30. Select Add.
  31. In the Production flow model field, enter or select Mid-Range Speaker 2 Flow Model.
  32. In the Capacity period field, select Standard workday.
  33. Set the Average throughput quantity to 100.00.
  34. In the Unit field, enter pcs.
  35. Select Save.
  36. Close all pages.