Supplying Relationships (cprpd7131m000)

Use this session to define distribution relationships for an item. The relation is between planning clusters.
Note: To use this session, the Resources by Site in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session must be active for setup.

Field Information

Receiving Cluster

The planning cluster of the receiving item.

Receiving Item

The item that is supplied.

Supplying Company

supplying company

Note: If the supplying company and the receiving company are identical, the supplying relationship serves the planning of multiple sites that belong to the same company.
Supplying Cluster

The planning cluster from which the receiving item is supplied.

Effective Date

The date the supplying relationship becomes effective.

Available for planning

If this check box is selected, the supplying relationship is available for planning.

Expiry Date

The date the supplying relationship expires.

Supplying Item

The item code of the plan item at the supplying company.

The item code of the supplying item can differ from the item code of the receiving item in case of a multicompany relationship.

You must fill either the Supplying Planning Cluster or the Supplying Item field.

Calculate

Specify the way lead time is calculated:

Allowed values

  • Automatic

    The lead time for the supplying relationship is calculated based on distance tables or Freight management.
    • The carrier must be specified
    • The supply time is calculated via distance tables or Freight management and displayed
    • The calendar is selected within the calculation. From either the business partner of the carrier, or, in case of Freight management, from Means of Transport of travel time and the address for (un)loading.

  • Manual

    The supply lead time is defined.
    • The supply time is specified.
    • You can define a calendar. If the field is left empty, the sites calendar is used.
Supply Lead Time

The time required to obtain an item from a supplying company. This is the distribution time from supplying cluster inventory to receipt.

If the Supply Work Center field is empty, the supply lead time is defined in calendar days. Otherwise, the supply lead time is defined in workdays.

Supply Lead-Time Unit

Select Hours or Days as time unit for the Supply Lead Time.

Text

If this check box is selected, additional comments regarding the supplying relation are present.

Generate Freight Order

If this check box is selected, LN generates freight orders during an MRP run in the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session.

Supply Cost

The cost incurred in transferring the item to the receiving company.

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 company.

Add the material cost and the production cost of the supplier to the supplying cost to determine the total cost of supply.

Logistic Currency

The logistic currency or reference currency at the current time.

Minimum

The minimum quantity of items to be supplied. When planned orders are generated, the quantity of items to be supplied is never less than the minimum order quantity. The minimum order quantity prevents the supplying of this item in quantities that are too small.

If the required quantity is too little, the supplier selection procedure searches another supplying relationship.

Maximum

The maximum quantity of items to be supplied at once. When planned orders are generated, the quantity of items to be supplied at once is never more than the maximum order quantity. The maximum order quantity prevents the supplying of an item in quantities that are too large.

If the required quantity is too large, the supplier selection procedure searches another supplying relationship.

Carrier

carrier

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.

Inventory Unit

The inventory unit used.

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 company/planning 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

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 company/planning 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.

Supply Calendar

The calendar used by the selected supplying relationship.

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The availability type used for the selected supplying relationship.

Converted from level

The plan level from which the supplying relationship is converted.

Increment

The order quantity is rounded up to a multiple of the increment quantity.

Fixed

The order quantity used when the Order Method is Fixed Order Quantity.

Economic

The order quantity used when the Order Method is Economic Order Quantity, unless more is needed.

Actual Calendar

The actual calendar used by the supplying relationship.

Origin

The origin of the calendar.

Percentage

The percentage of the total required volume that is planned for this supplying relationship.

The distribution selection procedure uses this information if the allocation rule is Percentage or Percentage/Capable, and multiple relationships with the same priority are present.

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.