Create work center

This is where you employees will work to assemble your finished goods. In this example, a day shift working from 8am to 5pm was created.

Create Work Center Person Responsible

From the IMG screen: Production è Basic Data è Work center è General data è Determine person responsible

• Click on new entries.
• Enter your plant.
• Enter work center person responsible: 1 _ _.
• Enter a name for the person responsible.

Click save.

Create Work Center Location

From the IMG screen: Enterprise structure ̬ Definition ̬ Logistics РGeneral̬ Define location

• Select new entries.
• Enter your plant.
• Enter a location 00 _ _.
• Enter a name for the work center location.
• Click the address button.
• Enter country: US
• Enter Language: English
• Click enter.

Create Work Center Control Keys

From the IMG screen: Production è Basic Data è Work center è Routing data è Define control key

• Select PP01.
• Click copy.
• Change Control key to ASSY.
• Select Scheduling, and Cost.

Click save.

This only needs to be completed by one company in each client.

Create Capacity

From SAP Easy Access: Logistics è Production è Master Data è Work Centers è Capacity è Create

• Enter your plant, SHIFT for capacity, and 002 for capacity category.
• Click enter.

Enter the following:

• Capacity description: Normal Day Shift
• Planner group: A
• Base unit of measure: Hour
• Start: 08:00:00
• Finish: 17:00:00
• Length of breaks: 00:30:00
• Capacity utilization: 100
• Number of individual capacities: 4
• Check: Relevant to finite scheduling and long-term planning
• Click save.

Create Work Center for Finished Good

From SAP Easy Access: Logistics è Production è Master Data è Work Centers è Work center è Create

• Enter your plant.
• Enter a Work center name: Area _ _
• Work center category: 0003
• Click the basic data button.
• Enter a work center description: (example: main assembly area)
• Enter your responsible person, and work center location.
• Usage: 001
• Standard value key: SAP1
• Click enter.

Select Should Be Entered for Setup and labor.

On the Default Values tab:

• Control key: ASSY.

Select MIN as defaults units of measure for standard values – Setup and Labor.

On the Scheduling tab:

• Scheduling basis:
  • Capacity category: 002
  • Capacity: SHIFT
• Execution time:
  • Setup formula: SAP001
  • Processing formula: SAP003.

On the Costing tab:

• Select cost center: P010
• Activity type for setup: Labor
• Formula keys for setup: SAP001
• Activity type for labor: Labor
• Formula keys for labor: SAP003

Click save.