Inventory and Logistics – Page 5

Quiz Answers – Rotating Items

One small topic, 10 questions on Rotating Items: Q1 – All these descriptions are true, to some extent, but which is the best description of a rotating item? A – An inventory item where the balance in the storeroom is tracked individually as serialised assets. B – An inventory item with moving parts that rotate around…

Assets – Issue Items from Storeroom

The action to “Issue Items from Storeroom” was added to the Assets application because in some industries, particularly in the IT industry, activity is performed in the context of an asset, a PC, laptop or server. The IT technician who is installing software wants to be able to issue items from a software storeroom, while…

Item and Locations

Contents On the Locations application there is a Rotating Item field. This field allows you to reference an item or tool that is marked as “Rotating?”. A location cannot exist in a storeroom, as can an asset, so the term “rotating” in this case means a reference to a rotating item, rather than rotating stock…

Quiz – How well do you know Maximo? – Rotating Items

One small topic, 10 questions on Rotating Items: Q1 – All these descriptions are true, to some extent, but which is the best description of a rotating item? A – An inventory item where the balance in the storeroom is tracked individually as serialised assets. B – An inventory item with moving parts that rotate around…

Condition Enabled Items

Contents The use case for a condition enabled item is to be able to reference one item with multiple condition rates, rather than having multiple items to manage where the description and cost distinguish one item from another. For example, a new pump costs $250, the same pump but refurbished might be worth $200 or…

Lot Items

Contents A lot item is one that has a shelf life, paints and chemicals often fall into this category. From an inventory point of view, you would want to track lotted items to ensure that the lots with the closest expiration date are issued before those that have just been purchased and have a much…

Quiz – How well do you know Maximo? – Item Stock Categories

One small topic, 10 questions on Item Stock Categories: Q1 – What are the Stock Categories? Q2 – In which Inventory module applications can you define a Stock Category for an item? Q3 – Where in Maximo would you define the Default Stock Category for new items? Q4 – What action would stop you from being…

Quiz – How well do you know Maximo? – Item Statuses

One small topic, 10 questions on Item Statuses: Q1 – Can you delete an item? Q2 – Which item status(es) is incorrect, PENDING, WAPPR, ACTIVE, APPROVED, PENDOBS, OBSOLETE, CLOSED? Q3 – There are 5 item statuses which one from the list above is missing? Q4 – Item statuses exist at the Item and Inventory level, but…

Quiz Answers – Item/Organization Details

One small topic, 10 questions on Item/Organization Details (ITEMORGINFO): Q1 – How are the records created in the object/table that supports the action Item/Organization Details? A – By using the New Row button B – By entering a new item C – By entering a new item or by using the New Row button D –…

Kit Items

A kit item is a collection of items that can be issued as a single item. The kit item is defined in the Item Master application and the components of the kit are assembled into a kit in the Inventory application. A kit can also be disassembled reducing the balance of the kit item and…

Maximo Secrets

Category: Inventory and Logistics