Work center  is a sectional facility where the production work takes place. This usually refers to a machine or a set of machines where a certain production process is done.

Fields & its description

• Code/Name

Enter a code and a relevant name for the work center entry that you want to save. E.g. Drilling WC, Cutting, etc.

• Org Unit/Department

Specify the organization unit and department to which this work center belongs. Select the appropriate entries suitable to this work center.

• Process

This work center is linked to a specific process, choose that process here.

• No of Units

This refers to the total number of machinery units that make up this work center as a whole. If the work center is a single entity then enter 1.

• UOM

Enter the Unit of Measurement with respect to the previous field. E.g. Nos.

• Available Capacity

Enter the available capacity value in this field. If this work center has containers, you can note the capacity here.

• Working Minutes

Type the overall working minutes of this work center for the whole day here.

• Utilization %

Enter in percentage the actual utilization of the working time taking into account, breaks, delays, etc.

• Efficiency %

Specify the efficiency % of this work center’s output in this field.

• Incharge

Select the employee responsible for this work center from the given list.

• Cost Center

Choose the cost center that handles costs of this work center.

• Calendar

Select the calendar specific to this work center. This helps in checking the availability.

• Status

Status of this work center whether this is Pending or Active. If the work center is removed, select Deleted. If it is changed/improved then choose Amended. Inactive is selected if this work center is present but not in use. If this work center is only a record of earlier usage then choose Archived.

• Start Time

Specify the time when this work center starts operating here.