Re: Non-stocked or Miscellaneous Items -- MAPICS-L


  Dave,

  The item type 4- is for 'Kits' dont ask.  item type '1' is Inventoried
and you must have an Item bal record to open a PO, only 1 per PO. item
type 2, or 3 ( are treated the same) are non-inv. and you donot require
an item bal record. you may have several on a PO, purch assigns a 'seq' #
that must be ref. during receipt.
  If a bal record exist then Inv. is updated. (tool room ?)
  Also, during receipt if no item bal, there is no Purch U/M .vs. Stk
U/M.
  OK now, a/p wise, be careful of using too generic
an MRO item number for your non-inv. mapics does not display the ext desc
for a/p 3-way matching. and its harder to pre - assign a g/l number.
i like to have the part number be clear enough to facilitate receiving
and a/p entry.
hope this helps,
If you would like email me direct for more info


jeff snyder, CPIM

mapics consultant

724-346-0153


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Turbide <dave@daveturbide.com>
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:14:12 -0400
Subject: Re: Non-stocked or Miscellaneous Items

> 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
>
>
>
>
> Dave Turbide, CFPIM, CMfgE, CIRM
> Market Analysis and Communication
> 883 Ocean Blvd
> Hampton, NH 03842
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>
>
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