To let your supplier perform the supply planning - Setup

In the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) details session, set the following field:

• VMI (customer side)

  To make the customer side of the vendor managed inventory (VMI) functionality available, select the VMI (customer side) check box.

In the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, define the warehouse where you receive the item.

Set the following field to the appropriate value:

• Include in Enterprise Planning

  To have the planning process take the inventory in this warehouse into account, select the Include in Enterprise Planning check box.

Note: If your supplier also manages the inbound and outbound operations in this warehouse, you must clear the Inventory Management check box.

In the Business Partners (tccom4500m000) session, define the supplier.

To specify the relevant data for buy-from business partners, click Buy-from Business Partner to start the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.

In the Terms and Conditions (tctrm1100m000) session, define a the terms and conditions agreement of type Purchase. For further instructions, refer to Setting up terms and conditions.

To make the planning-related parameters in the terms and conditions group available, in the Terms and Conditions Search Level (tctrm1610m000) session, select the Planning check box.

After you set up a basic terms and conditions line, start the Terms and Conditions Line (tctrm1620m000) session, click the Planning tab, and enter a record. Set the fields to the appropriate values

• Forecast

  For instructions on the fields under Forecast, refer to Forecast (VMI).

• Inventory Levels

  For instructions on the fields under Inventory Levels, refer to To work with minimum and maximum inventory.

• Confirmed Forecast

  For instructions on the fields under Confirmed Forecast, refer to Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast and How to set up confirmed forecast (customer side).

• Confirmed Supply

  For instructions on the fields under Confirmed Supply, refer to Confirmed supply (VMI).

• Planning

  For instructions on the fields under Planning, refer to Replenishment methods (VMI) and Planning methods (VMI).

In the Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000) session, define a purchase contract between you and your supplier.

Set the following fields to the appropriate values:

• Terms and Conditions ID

  Enter the terms and conditions agreement defined in the previous step in the Terms and Conditions ID field.

In the Planning Parameters (cprpd0100m000) details session, set the following fields:

• Number of Revisions

  To specify the number of revisions of the forecast and confirmed supply that LN stores, use the Number of Revisions field.

• Automatic Accept Confirmed Supply

  To specify whether you accept all confirmed-supply messages without checking, use the Automatic Accept Confirmed Supply check box.

In the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session, define the plan item.

Set the following fields to the appropriate values:

• Ordering Warehouse

  Enter the warehouse you defined in step 2 in the Ordering Warehouse field.

• VMI Relation

  If you run the planning process, LN automatically sets the VMI Relation field to Receive Customer Forecast.