Production and MRP:

Resources
SAP Business One
Version 10.0

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Objectives

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:

 Explain what the three resource types are
 Create Resource Master Data
 Use resources in bills of materials and in the production process
 Define the Resource Unit of Measure of and explain the run time calculation

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Business Scenario - Manage and Plan Resources

OC WoodTrend produces custom wooden doors and windows based on

customer specifications.
To manufacture these products, OC WoodTrend has defined their
employees and machinery as resources in the system. Now they can
manage their availability and capacity for the production process.

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Resource Concept (1/2)

Three resource types:

Machine type Labor type Other type

Fixed Assets Employees

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Resource Concept (2/2)

Resources are used in :

Bill of Materials Marketing documents

Resources are represented

in the document by non-
inventory items that are
connected to resources.

Item Resource Item

Manage Resources Capacity

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Main Resource Master Data Elements Covered in this Training

 Resource types

 Resource groups and std. cost definition

 Resource unit of measure and run time

calculation

Resources > Resource Master Data

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 Resource Types

 Machine
 The Fixed Assets tab is activated
 One or more fixed assets can be linked to
the resource
 Labor
 The Employees tab is activated
 One or more employees can be linked to
the resource
 Other
 No additional tabs are activated

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Resource Groups
Administration > Setup >
Resources > Resource Groups

 Resource groups are used to group together machines or employees that have similar types of costs.
 When choosing a resource group, the list of resource std. cost is updated.
This list is defaulted from the Resource Groups - Setup window.

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Resource Unit of Measure and Run Time

• Unit of Measure Text = Cycle

• Time Per Resource = 00:15:00 = 15 minutes
• Resource units per time period = 1

 Resource capacity is measured in a certain unit of measure.

 Resource units can be “time” or any other type of unit.
 Resource units of measure are converted into time units using the Time per Resource Units and the
Resource Units per Time Period fields.
 Run time per resource unit of measure is equal to:
Time per Resource Units / Resource Units per Time Period

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 Example of Runtime Calculation
 The Lathe resource usually runs in 15 minute cycles.
 The Resource Unit of Measure is Cycle
 To define the run time of this resource in a Production Order,
we need to convert the unit Cycle into a unit of time. Here are two options to do that:

 First option:
• Time per Resource Units = 0:15:00 (minutes)
• Resource Units per Time Period = 1 (1 cycle in 15 minutes)

 Second option:
• Time per Resource Units = 1:00:00 (hour)
• Resource Units per Time Period = 4 (4 cycles in 1 hour)

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Production Order Run Time
Total production order run time = Maximum value of run times of the resources in the production order.

• The lathe machine works 3 cycles of 15 minutes = 45 minutes

• The operator employee works half an hour = 30 minutes

Total time = Max. resource time = 45 min.

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Summary

Here are some key points:

 There are three types of resources: Labor, Machine, and Other.

 The Machine resource type can be linked to a fixed asset in the system.
 The Labor resource type can be linked to an employee in the system.
 Resources can be connected to items and thus can be represented in marketing
documents.
 Each resource can have up to 10 std. cost components. Default costs can be defined in the
resource group.
 Run time parameters should be defined in the Resources Master Data, to plan capacity for
the resource.

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