Work Centers

Work centers are the specific, physical locations on the shop floor where routing operations occur. A work center defines basic information such as the machines and number of people employed at the work center. Additional information can include work center rates for labor, machines, and setup, work center capacity, machine utilization, and labor efficiency.

Use work centers to:

• Define work center number, description, and link to business unit.

• Define queue and move times.

• Define operator, machine, and capacity by hours per day.

• Define rates for setup, labor, machine, and overhead.

• Define information for Capacity Planning.

• Define where an item is produced.