There are eight location typesThere are eight location types of which the most common one is an Operating Location. More of which the most common one is an Operating LocationA location with a location type of OPERATING. More. The Types are then:

• OPERATING (see Operating Location)
• REPAIR (See Repair LocationA location with a location type of REPAIR. More)
• VENDOR (See Vendor LocationA location of type VENDOR that is used as an external repair workshop. More)
• SALVAGE (See Salvage LocationA location of type SALVAGE that is used by assets that have reached their end of life. More)
• LABOR (See Scrap Location)
• COURIER (See Transit Location)
• HOLDING (See Holding Location)
• STOREROOM (See Storeroom)

Operating locationsA physical place where assets exist and where work can be performed. More are the only type that can exist in a hierarchy or network. Repair, Vendor and Salvage are locations where assets can be moved, normally for a temporary period, they operate in the same way in Maximo. Labor and Courier locations are inventory type locations that may hold stock for a temporary period, they used to be called transit locations. A Holding location is used in the Receiving processes and only one can exist in a SiteA structural element of a Maximo database that is used for data separation. More. A Storeroom is not created in the Locations application but in the Storerooms application and is used with Inventory processes.