Overview of VMI business scenarios

LN supports numerous vendor managed inventory (VMI) scenarios. The following table lists the main scenarios. For each scenario, the responsibilities of the parties involved are displayed.

In each scenario, the customer is a contract manufacturer who builds end items for their end item customers. To build the end items, the contract manufacturer purchases components from the supplier. The end item customer is not included in these scenarios.

ScenarioFinancial ownershipWarehouse managementSupply planningFor more information, see:
Full VMISupplierSupplierSupplier
Planning by customerSupplierSupplierCustomer Supply planning by customer
Planning by supplierCustomerCustomerSupplierPlanning by supplier
Warehouse management by customerSupplierCustomerSupplier
Financial ownership by supplierSupplierCustomerCustomer Consignment