Set Up a Manufacturing Plant
The manufacturing plant parameters are analogous to system parameters and they enable you to specify various functionality of a manufacturing plant. Before setting up the plant parameters, you must set the organization as the manufacturing plant.
Setting a Manufacturing Plant
A manufacturing plant is a type of inventory organization and can be further categorized into: in-house manufacturing plant and contract manufacturing plant.
To set an organization as a manufacturing plant, perform the following steps:
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In the Manage Inventory Organizations page, select an existing organization or create a new one from the Search Results region. Then, click the Manage Inventory Organization Parameters button to edit the organization settings.
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In the Manage Inventory Organization Parameters page,
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Select the Organization is a manufacturing plant check box to set an organization as in-house manufacturing plant.
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Select the Organization represents a contract manufacturer check box to set an organization as contract manufacturing organization.
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Setting the Manufacturing Plant Parameters
Once an organization is set as manufacturing plant, you can set the parameters that determine each functionality of the plant.