Inventory module
You use the applications in the Inventory module to manage your inventory of consumable
parts. You can maximize the availability of parts for upcoming work tasks, and also reduce excess
inventory balances and related carrying costs.
Parts overview
Part records define the kinds of material and equipment that are stocked in your storerooms. Each part is associated with a specific part set and can be shared by the organizations that use the part set. You use the Part Number Master application to create part records.
Service Part Numbers application
Service parts are services such as grounds maintenance or plant security. They are not associated with an aircraft or piece of equipment. Services can often include labor, tools, and materials but are billed as one unit. Services can be provided to customers on a frequent or infrequent schedule. You maintain service part records in the Service Part Numbers application and bill for service parts on a billing schedule.
Tools application
You use the Tools application to manage information about the tools that are used to perform work. Tools are typically nonconsumable parts for which you charge an hourly rate for their use. Examples of tools include air compressors, nail guns, calibration equipment, and heavy equipment such as cranes and excavators.
Inventory Usage application
With the daily use of inventory parts and tools, inventory materials must be moved between storerooms to supply the different areas of a site. You use the Inventory Usage application to create inventory usage records that track the issue, transfer, and return of inventory parts within and across organizations.
Inventory application
You use the Inventory application to track the movement of parts in and out of storerooms and when you issue them to work orders, locations, aircraft, or equipment. You can view and create parts in the Part Number Master application. Configuration-managed parts are generated automatically when you create models.
Inventory Counting application
You use the Inventory Counting application to select inventory for periodic counting and to record the results of physical counts. You can then reconcile discrepancies between expected and actual quantities.
Issues and transfers
You use the Issues and Transfers application to issue configuration-managed parts or
tools directly to a work order, to a location, to an aircraft or piece of equipment, or against a
general ledger account either within a site or across sites within an organization. You can also
return a part or a tool to a storeroom within a site.
Price books
Price books are catalogs of list prices for parts, tools, or services that are used in
your business. Price books contain list prices, which can vary depending on the customer and the
situation, such as time of day that services are provided.
Storerooms application
You use the Storerooms application to add and maintain information about storeroom locations and view the parts that are stocked in a storeroom. You can also associate the general ledger accounts with each storeroom, define the lead time calculation for parts in a storeroom, and flag the storeroom to function as an internal supplier to other storerooms.
UN Numbers application
You can specify a United Nations (UN) number for parts that are hazardous, such as flammable liquids and toxic substances. When you identify a part as hazardous, it can be safely tracked in the Inventory application and the Shipments application.