Location

A location can be of three types - supplier, customer and Inhouse. Within a factory, multiple Inhouse locations can be created. For instance, a factory can have a store location where raw materials are stored, an assembly location where items are assembled, a testing location to test the assemblies and finally a dispatch location to ship the item to the end customer. The reason that supplier and customer locations are created is to model the lead time to ship the raw material from a supplier location to the factory, and also the lead time to ship the end item from the factory to the customer. An item at a location represents a physical inventory called a buffer.

Field	Description
LocationId	Name of the location
LocationDesc	Description of the location.
LocationType	Inhouse/Supplier/Customer

Adding a new location

The user can only attach items for Inhouse locations. For attaching items to the supplier location, the Supplier Master screen must be used. For attaching items to the customer location, the Customer Master screen must be used.

A new Location is created by clicking on the Add button and then adding the location name, description and location type. Clicking on the Save button commits the entry into the database. To enter the items associated with the Location the user has to right-click on the selected Location field and choose the option Item.

An Item Location screen is opened in the bottom half of the screen. By clicking on the Add button, Items or Item Groups can be attached to the location.

If an Item Group is attached, then all the items belonging to the Group will be attached to that location. An Item can be associated with more than one location and at least one of the locations should have Primary Location as true.

Field	Description
LocationId	Name of the location
Item	This identifies any unique raw material, intermediate or end item.
ItemGroup	An identifier of user defined grouping or categorization of items. Item and ItemGroup cannot be populated simultaneously. But one of them should be populated.
Primary Location	If the same item exists across multiple locations one of the locations must be primary – TRUE and the other locations FALSE

Validation

• Location, Item, and Item Group combination should be unique.

• Either Item or Item Group should be populated. Both should not be populated.

Modelling Tip

Every Item used or manufactured must have a Location in the supply –chain. This is required to create an end-to-end supply chain. If the link is broken, any planning run will be incomplete