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Workcenter

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What is workcenter?

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Definition:Operations are carried out at a work center. In the R/3 System work centers are business objects that can represent the following real work centers, for example:

Machines, machine groups

Production lines

Assembly work centers

Employees, groups of employees

Use

Together with bills of material and routings, work centers belong to the most important master data in the R/3 production planning and control system. Work centers are used in task list operations and work orders. Task lists are for example routings, maintenance task lists, inspection plans and standard networks. Work orders are created for production, quality assurance, plant maintenance and for the Project System as networks.

Data in work centers is used for

Scheduling

Operating times and formulas are entered in the work center, so that the duration of an operation can be calculated.

Costing

Formulas are entered in the work center, so that the costs of an operation can be calculated. A work center is also assigned to a cost center.

Capacity planning

The available capacity and formulas for calculating capacity requirements are entered in the work center.

Simplifying operation maintenance

Various default values for operations can be entered in the work center.

Look at CR01 ,CR02,CR03 Transaction

table : CRHD Table

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Definition:Operations are carried out at a work center. In the R/3 System work centers are business objects that can represent the following real work centers, for example:

Machines, machine groups

Production lines

Assembly work centers

Employees, groups of employees

Use

Together with bills of material and routings, work centers belong to the most important master data in the R/3 production planning and control system. Work centers are used in task list operations and work orders. Task lists are for example routings, maintenance task lists, inspection plans and standard networks. Work orders are created for production, quality assurance, plant maintenance and for the Project System as networks.

Data in work centers is used for

Scheduling

Operating times and formulas are entered in the work center, so that the duration of an operation can be calculated.

Costing

Formulas are entered in the work center, so that the costs of an operation can be calculated. A work center is also assigned to a cost center.

Capacity planning

The available capacity and formulas for calculating capacity requirements are entered in the work center.

Simplifying operation maintenance

Various default values for operations can be entered in the work center.

Look at CR01 ,CR02,CR03 Transaction

table : CRHD Table