Resource Management

After completing 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. Please note that a prerequisite for this topic is familiarity with the topic Production Concept.

Here are some key points:

1. There are three types of resources: Labor, Machine, and Other.
2. The Machine resource type can be linked to a fixed asset in the system.
3. The Labor resource type can be linked to an employee in the system.
4. Resources can be connected to items and thus can be represented in marketing documents.
5. Each resource can have up to 10 std. cost components. Default costs can be defined in the resource group.
6. Run time parameters should be defined in the Resources Master Data, to plan capacity for the resource.

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