| Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000) . Plan Level The level within a hierarchical planning structure. When you plan on a higher plan level, plans are general and
less detailed. Example Plan level 1 is the highest plan level; the higher the
number, the lower the plan level. You can carry out
distribution planning with product families, because
each plan level has its own supplying relationships. Receiving Cluster The cluster of the receiving
item. Receiving Item Group The item group of the receiving item. Receiving Item The receiving plan item. If this field is
empty, the supplying relationship applies to all items of the specified
receiving cluster or the specified receiving item group. SequenceNumber The number that identifies a data record or a step in a
sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in many contexts. Usually LN generates the
sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can
overwrite this number. You can sometimes influence the numbering by setting the
corresponding parameters. General Supplier Effectivity Date The first day on which a record or a setting is valid. The
effective date often includes the effective time. Expiry Date The last day on which a record is valid. If you do not specify
an expiry time, the validity expires at the end of the expiry date, at 24:00
hours. Supplying Site The site from which a plan item is delivered through the
multisite distribution structure. Note If the supplying
site and the receiving site are identical, the supplying relationship serves
the planning of multiple warehouses that belong to the same
company. Supplying Cluster The cluster of the supplying
item is the cluster from which the receiving item, or the receiving cluster, is
supplied. If the Receiving Cluster field is empty, the supplying item is a nonclustered item. You must fill
either the Supplying Cluster or the Supplying Item field. Supplying Item The item code of the plan item at the supplying site. The item code of
the supplying item can differ from the item code of the receiving
item. If the Receiving Item field is empty, you cannot enter an item in the Supplying Item field. In that case, the supplying relationship is only used for items that
have identical item codes in the supplying site and the receiving
site. You must fill
either the Supplying Cluster or the Supplying Item field. Miscellaneous Data Generate Freight Order If this check box is selected, LN generates freight orders during an MRP run
in the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session. Details Supplying Details Supply Cost The cost incurred in transferring the item to the receiving
site. The supplier
selection procedure applies this information if the priority rule is Least Cost. The supply cost
is defined as the amount per unit of ordered product. The supply cost is
defined in the currency of the receiving site. Add the material
cost and the production cost of the supplier to the supplying cost to determine
the total cost of supply. Percentage The percentage of the total required volume that is planned
for this supplying relationship. The supplier
selection procedure uses this information if the allocation rule is Percentage or Percentage/Capable. Note If the sum of the percentages is not equal to 100%,
during planning, LN rescales these percentages to total 100%. Example: If two supplying relationships exist for a
receiving plan item, of both 80%, the result, after rescaling, are two
supplying relationships of both 50%. Priority A ranking of the supplying relationship. If the priority rule is Priority, LN first attempts to find
a supplying relationship with a high priority. The number 0
indicates a high priority. The number 999 is the lowest priority. Minimum Order Quantity The minimum quantity of items to be purchased or produced. When
planned orders are generated, the quantity of items to be purchased or produced
is never less than the minimum order quantity. The minimum order quantity
prevents the purchase or production of this item in quantities that are too
small. If the required
quantity is too little, the supplier selection procedure searches another
supplying relationship. If the required
quantity does not match any supplying relationship this constraint is
ignored. Maximum Order Quantity The maximum quantity of items to be purchased or produced at
once. When planned orders are generated, the quantity of items to
be purchased or produced at once is never more than the maximum order quantity.
The maximum order quantity prevents the purchase or production of an item in
quantities that are too large. If the required
quantity is too large, the supplier selection procedure searches another
supplying relationship. If the required
quantity does not match any supplying relationship this constraint is
ignored. Calendar Supply Resource The resource whose calendar defines the
workdays and working times of the warehouse that receives the goods. If the
date of a requirement falls in a vacation period, the receipt is scheduled at
an earlier date. If the Carrier field is
empty, the supply calendar also defines the workdays for the interpretation of
the Supply Lead Time field. LN uses the basic capacity defined in
the Resource (cprpd2100m000) session to convert workdays to working hours. Note Leave the Supply Resource field and the Carrier field empty
to obtain the best system performance. Supply Lead Time The total time required to obtain an item from a supplying
site. The total time includes order document preparation, sourcing, and
supplier lead time. If the Supply Resource field is empty, the supply lead time is defined in calendar days. Otherwise,
the supply lead time is defined in workdays. This field is not
used if a carrier has been defined in
the Carrier field. See To compute supply lead-times. Supply Lead Time Select Hours or Days as time unit for the Supply Lead Time. Carrier An organization that provides transport services. You can link
a default carrier to both ship-to and ship-from business partners. In addition,
you can print sales and purchase orders on a packing list, sorted by
carrier. For ordering and invoicing, you must define a carrier as a
business partner. The supply lead time is calculated based on - Distance
tables
- The carrier's
transport category
- The central calendar of the
carrier
Minimum Volume The minimum quantity that must be reached when you add up the
ordered quantities of all planned distribution orders for this supplying relationship. This constraint
forces the planning engine to order at least this minimum volume through this
relationship. You can define a minimum volume to comply with contractual
agreements for minimum ordered quantities. Note This constraint
refers to the quantities of current orders. If an order is executed, and the
goods are delivered, you may have to create new distribution orders to keep the
total ordered volume above the value of the Minimum Volume field. Maximum Volume The maximum quantity for the sum of the ordered quantities of
all planned distribution orders for this supplying relationship. This constraint
ensures that the planning engine order no more than this maximum volume through
this relationship. You can use this, for example, to comply with contractual
agreements. Note This constraint
refers to the quantities of current orders. If an order is carried out, and the
goods are delivered, you are free to create new distribution orders as long as
the total ordered volume stays below the value of the Maximum Volume field. Maximum Days Early delivery date tolerance (-) The following
example describes the use of this field. Example Maximum Days Early: 5 Maximum Days Overdue: 10 If the requirements date falls on the 15th of January
this supplying relationship can only be used if the supplying site/cluster can
deliver - No earlier than
January 10th.
- No later than
January 25th.
If a supplying
item cannot meet these constraints, the planning item searches for an
alternative supplying relationship. Maximum Days Overdue The number of days late that a supplier can make a delivery. The following
example describes the use of this field. Example Maximum Days Early: 5 Maximum Days Overdue: 10 If the requirements date falls on the 15th of January
this supplying relationship can only be used if the supplying site/cluster can
deliver - No earlier than
January 10th.
- No later than
January 25th.
If a supplying
item cannot meet these constraints, the planning item searches for an
alternative supplying relationship. | |