Re: Non-stocked or Miscellaneous Items

[Dave Turbide <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MAPICS purchasing needs an item number but, as you pointed out, you can use
"miscellaneous" item numbers (generics - usually categories that can cover
a number of unique things e.g.: Office supplies, tools, maintenance, etc.)
Miscellaneous items do not require inventory records. You can receive them
through pruchasing and match the invoice against the received quantity but
never recognize them in inventory.

This is simple and effective.


We traditionally have been managing inventory of office supply items as
stocked items.  We are wanting to move to a system where we purchase and
receive the office supplies through MAPICS, but where no inventory
levels are kept.  What is the best method for doing this?  Should we
set-up the items as miscellaneous items with no item balance records?
We have noticed that there is a inventory flag value of 4 = unstocked in
the item master available for use.  Does this come into play?

David Kemp
Enterprise Electronics Corporation




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