Setting Up Locations
The locations used to backflush inventory vary depending on the number of production lines and how items are supplied. The flow of inventory to the production line usually follows one of two patterns:
• Inventory is received from a supplier or WIP into a central storage location, then transferred from storage to the production line as needed.
• Inventory is received directly from a supplier or WIP to the production line where it is consumed.
In the first, there is a primary stocking location and one or more locations where the item is eventually consumed. In the second, there may be a single stocking location on the production line.
Note: An item’s primary stocking location is defined in Item Data Maintenance (1.4.3).
A production line location, instead of the primary stocking location, can be set up to backflush material. To do this, set up an inventory location for the production line and give it a location code that is the same as the work center code for the backflush operation.