About Repack

Repack refers to the process of repackaging one or more items into a different item. This can be for the purpose of packing an item into a different size or configuration. It may also be that you want to repackage multiple items into a completely new item (a variety pack that is comprised of other items, for example).

To record the new quantity of a repack item along with the consumption of the repack materials, you must create a repack order.

You can also define a location at which repack activities take place, then record the transfer of repack materials to this location.

Repack Order

In some ways, a repack order is similar to a production order. When you create a repack order, you specify the item and quantity you want to produce. You then indicate the items that will be repackaged. You can also enter any resources that are used in the repack process, such as labor. The cost of the materials and resources that are posted from a repack order are used to determine the cost of the order's output item.

If a repack item has a defined assembly list bill of materials, you can instruct the program to use this assembly list to calculate the materials and resources that will be consumed in the repack process.

Repack Location

A repack order can also be compared to a transfer order in that it gives the user the ability to transfer repack materials to a separate location prior to recording repack output and consumption. This is to account for environments in which an area is set aside specifically for repack activities.

You can define a default repack location on the Location FastTab of the Inventory Setup window. A default repack location is assigned to any new repack order, although it can be changed on an order by order basis, if necessary. You can also choose to not define a default repack location if you want this information to be manually assigned on each repack order.

If a repack order has an assigned repack location, you can transfer the materials on the repack order lines to that location. When production is posted for the repack order, the program will consume materials from the order's assigned repack location.