| Full VMI - procedureThe following procedure outlines the steps that the supplier and
the customer take to communicate demand, plan supply, supply stock, consume
stock, send invoice, and pay for the goods. These steps comprise the full VMI
scenario, but some of these steps also apply to various other scenarios, and
some steps can be carried out by the customer instead of the supplier or vice
versa, which is indicated where applicable. For some of these steps, you can use other sessions or options
to use different functionality, but the following procedure is recommended for
most situations, which is described in: Step 1. Customer sends planned consumption to supplier- In the Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000) session, the customer generates a sales order for the
items that they will sell to their customer.
- In the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session, the customer performs an MRP run to
make an estimate of the item or component quantities that they must purchase
from the supplier to fulfil the order generated in the previous step.
- In the Approve Forecast to Supplier (cpvmi0202m000) session, the customer approves the forecast data before sending this information to the
supplier.
- In the Forecast to Supplier (cpvmi0102m000) session, the customer sends the forecast data to the supplier.
This step can also apply to other scenarios in which the
supplier performs supply planning, such as: Step 2. Supplier plans supply- In the Accept Forecast from Customer (cpvmi0206m000) session, the supplier accepts the forecast data that they receive from the customer. For
this purpose, ensure that the cluster is inserted in the cluster segment (the
outer left section) of the plan item fields.
- In the Forecast Revisions from Customer (cpvmi0506m000) session, the supplier checks and
approves any forecast revisions that they receive from the customer.
- In the Generate Planned Supply based on Forecast (cpvmi1211m000) session, the supplier
generates planned distribution orders based on the
approved forecast. If no planned orders are generated, rerun this session and
select the Print Exception Messages check box.
In the Generate Confirmed Supply (cpvmi1210m000) session, the supplier generates confirmed
supply based on the planned orders generated in the Generate Planned Supply based on Forecast (cpvmi1211m000) session. This step is required if, in the Terms and Conditions Line (tctrm1620m000) session, on the Planning tab, the Confirm Supply check box is selected for the relevant terms and conditions agreement. - In the Planned Orders (cprrp1100m000) session, the supplier transfers the planned
distribution orders to warehouse transfer orders using the Transfer Order Planning option on the appropriate menu. Note that
the supplier does not execute the transfer orders until the supplier has
approved and sent the confirmed supply to the customer and the customer has
approved the confirmed supply from the supplier.
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The supplier approves the confirmed supply using one
of the following methods: - In the Approve Confirmed Supply to Customer (cpvmi0208m000) session, approve the confirmed
supply for a range of items. Specify which checks the session must apply before
approving the confirmed supply.
- In the Confirmed Supply to Customer (cpvmi0108m000) session, click Approve to approve the confirmed
supply for one particular item.
This step can also apply to other scenarios in which the
supplier performs supply planning, such as: For more information, refer to To perform the supply planning for your customer - Procedure in the User Guide
for Supply Planning by Supplier (/guides/U9482AUS). Step 3. Customer approves supply- In the Accept Confirmed Supply from Supplier (cpvmi0205m000) session, the customer approves
the confirmed supply from the supplier.
- In the Item Supplier Plan (cpvmi0530m000) session, the customer views the item-business-partner plan created for the current item
and supplier.
Step 4. Supplier replenishes the customer's stock- After the customer approves the confirmed supply from the
supplier (see previous step), in the Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session, the supplier performs the required outbound
and inbound steps to execute the transfer order from the supplier's warehouse
to the VMI warehouse, which is a regular warehouse in the supplier's system.
Refer to the online Help of the Warehousing package for details.
- In the Initiate Automatic Receipts (whinh3223m000) session, the customer initiates automatic receipts to update the VMI warehouse, which is set up as an administrative warehouse in their ERP system. For more information, refer to To update the administrative warehouse.
Step 5. Supplier issues stock for customerThe supplier issues stock for the customer, usually based on
call-offs from the customer. The customer will consume the issued stock for
sale or production. The supplier and the customer register the issue in the VMI
warehouse in their ERP systems. In the customer's ERP system, a payable receipt and a
consumption record are created. The consumption record is stored in the Consigned Consumptions (whwmd2551m000) session and linked to the purchase order
and the receipt for which the consumed goods were originally received in the
warehouse. For more information, refer to Consumption records. In the supplier's ERP system, the supplier creates a sales
order with payment type Pay on Receipt after they issue the goods for consumption. This sales order
will initiate the invoicing process (see the following step). This step can also apply to other scenarios in which the
supplier performs inventory management, such as Supply planning by customer. Step 6. InvoicingEither the supplier or the customer initiates the billing
process. If the supplier triggers the invoicing: - For the sales order with payment type Pay on Receipt, the supplier creates invoice lines in the Sales Order Invoice Lines (tdsls4106m100) session.
- In the Release Sales Orders/Schedules to Invoicing (tdsls4247m000) session, the supplier
releases the invoice lines to Invoicing.
- In the Billing Requests (cisli2100m000) session, the supplier creates a billing
request.
- In the Compose/Print/Post Invoices (cisli2200m000) session, the supplier creates the invoice. As
a result, LN processes
the originating sales orders.
Alternatively, the customer employs a self-billing process to make aggregated payments at fixed
intervals, such as once a month. For more information, refer to Self billing or the online Help of the Financials package. Invoicing initiated by the customer or the supplier applies
to all VMI scenarios. Step 7. PaymentThe supplier matches the customer's payments, based on
self-billing or invoices from the supplier, with the open amounts. For more information, refer to Payment and receipt methods or the online Help of the Financials package. | |