Overview of PAR Replenishment

Periodic Automatic Replenishment (PAR) includes the use of PAR locations and PAR levels.

A PAR location is a stock area from which you can take consumable items. Organizations, such as hospitals and clinics, use PAR locations to manage supplies needed to support medical procedures and patient care. The PAR level is the optimum level of stock needed for items in that PAR location. In addition to determining the best level of stock for items in an inventory area, the PAR level also defines the level at which to replenish stock.

Typically, there are two types of PAR locations:

• Quantity Tracked: For controlled or more valuable types of materials. Use quantity tracked to dispense and issue the items in a controlled manner.

• Non-Quantity Tracked: For important but lower value materials (or bulk supplies). Use non-quantity tracked for supplies that you count and replenish to predetermined levels at various intervals. Examples include gauze, syringes, test kits, gloves, and so forth.

We can break down PAR location management into five categories:

• Define: Set-up and maintain PAR locations within a facility and define rules about how to count and replenish the materials in the location.

• Count or Issue: Count PAR locations that aren't quantity tracked (i.e expensed) or capture the issue and dispensing of materials that are quantity tracked.

• Replenish: Replenish materials in PAR locations from suppliers or the stockroom or warehouse.

• Optimize: Account and record replenishment transactions. Configure subledger accounting including setting up mapping sets and account.

• Account and Record: Account and record replenishment transactions. Configure subledger accounting including setting up mapping sets and account.