Possible issues and recommendations
Physical flow versus information flow
In your organization, the physical flow can differ from the informational flow. In that case, Infor recommends that you use automatic activities for the warehousing procedures in LN as much as possible.
Static cross-dock orders
If a received purchase order line is generated from a sales order line, the received goods must be cross-docked for this sales order line ( Static cross-docking). Therefore, if this type of purchase order line is received, the Direct Material Supply Distribution (whinh6130m000) session cannot or will not be started. The goods are cross-docked for the sales order nonetheless.
Using item and order-related features
When LN determines demand, the Direct Material Supply Distribution (whinh6130m000) session also considers item and order-related features, such as specific lots and serials, effectivity units, package definitions, and binding units. However, the use of such specific item and order-related features adversely impacts DMS functionality.
DMS and other warehousing activities
When a receipt takes place for a warehouse-item combination that has the DMS upon Receipt or the DMS upon JSC Receipt check box selected, DMS will or must always precede the next warehousing activity. This also applies if the next activity, for example, , is an automatic activity.
DMS in a non-location controlled environment
If a DMS run is carried out in a non-location controlled environment, that is, the item and/or the warehouse is not location controlled, DMS upon Receipt is also possible. If, in this case, items are received, the items are immediately placed in stock, and the location of the items is unknown. You can then still apply DMS to the received quantity in the same way as in a location-controlled environment, with one exception: instead of cross-dock orders, LN generates outbound advice, similar to DMS on Inventory.
If the warehouse and/or item are not location controlled, you can define a storage zone in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session. In the DMS Transfer Report, this zone is used instead of a location.
DMS and Enterprise Planning
All DMS-supplied warehouses in a cluster are considered, whereas Enterprise Planning only considers warehouses in a cluster with the Include in Enterprise Planning check box selected in the Warehouses (tcmcs0503m000) session. Therefore, if Enterprise Planning is used for purchase planning, Infor strongly recommends that you select the Include in Enterprise Planning check box for warehouses that are DMS Supplied.
Preventing goods from moving back and forth
You can move goods back to the warehouse where they originated if, in the interval between DMS planning runs, highest priority demand shifts to the warehouse from where those goods were sent. Therefore, to prevent goods from moving back and forth between warehouses, be sure to have an adequate interval between DMS runs, and beware of sudden priority shifts.