RE: Multiple warehouses

[DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx]

We have gone both ways on multiple warehouses.  After some aggravating
experiences with planning issues (that were mentioned in an earlier
posting, and believe me, they can get worse than that!), we opted for the
following rules:

If all materials in both physical warehouses are being planned through MRP
by the same group of planners, we keep them in the same MAPICS warehouse
and differentiate them with locations (using the 1st position is an easy
way to do so - quick and easy for queries, accounting reports, and such).
Then we just TW between warehouses for material movement.  If transfer time
is an issue, use IWs and RWs for accountability.

If one of the warehouses is planned by a separate group of planners, or if
you are just using the 2nd warehouse for assembly or distribution, then it
makes sense to create a separate warehouse.  That gives you a lot of
flexibility in how you want to handle planning issues.  We do that also,
for a couple of specific circumstances.

Dale Gindlesperger
IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
Somerset, PA