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I am trying to determine the best way to manage inventory carried by our suppliers, by virtue of a 90 day floorstocking agreement. We dictate what and how much the suppliers produce 8 to 10 weeks in advance. WE then have 90 days to release the material from their stock. We get weekly inventory updates via e-mail.
I have avoided any sort of EDI to generate an update. I am looking at using a combination of receipt routing and Blanket PO as a potential means. However, I do have a few concerns that I would like to discuss before I expend company resources on testing.
Given Conditions: 1 supplier shipping to multiple branch plants.
Concern 1: Blanket PO - Each blanket PO would have multiple SKUs subject to a 10% production over/underrun by item. How would the deviation from the PO amount be handled?
Concern 1a: Do I have to create a BO for each individual item?
Concern 2: How would I manage a weekly release (PO) that may be pulling from multiple Blanket POs
I.E. - Weekly Release calls for 10pcs of Item A
- BO #1 has 2 pcs of Item A left on it
- BO #2 has 20 pcs of Item A left on it
Do I need to create separate releases for 2 pcs and 8 pcs?
Concern 2a - Further, what happens if I create a weekly release (PO) that pulls Item A from BO #1 and Item B from BO #2.
Kind Regards,
Dirk
I have avoided any sort of EDI to generate an update. I am looking at using a combination of receipt routing and Blanket PO as a potential means. However, I do have a few concerns that I would like to discuss before I expend company resources on testing.
Given Conditions: 1 supplier shipping to multiple branch plants.
Concern 1: Blanket PO - Each blanket PO would have multiple SKUs subject to a 10% production over/underrun by item. How would the deviation from the PO amount be handled?
Concern 1a: Do I have to create a BO for each individual item?
Concern 2: How would I manage a weekly release (PO) that may be pulling from multiple Blanket POs
I.E. - Weekly Release calls for 10pcs of Item A
- BO #1 has 2 pcs of Item A left on it
- BO #2 has 20 pcs of Item A left on it
Do I need to create separate releases for 2 pcs and 8 pcs?
Concern 2a - Further, what happens if I create a weekly release (PO) that pulls Item A from BO #1 and Item B from BO #2.
Kind Regards,
Dirk