Inventory replenishment

Inventory replenishment is the act of refilling your stock-on-hand. You can replenish an inventory location from a vendor, from another location, or from a requisition purchase order.

You determine reorder information when setting up each item location. Three batch programs use that reorder setup to replenish stock-on-hand: Location Replenishment Report (IC141), Vendor Reorder Advice (IC140), and Replenishment by Requisition PO's (IC142).

With Location Replenishment Report (IC141), you replenish one location with items from another location. Required item location setup includes a reorder policy of Fixed Order Point (FOP), a reorder document code of Requisition, and automatic purchasing set to No. In the Requisitions application, the requesting location and requester must be set up. Replenishment requesters may be set up as a combination of the form name and the requesting location, or they may be entered on Location (IC02.1). For more information, see the Requisitions User Guide.

You run Vendor Reorder Advice (IC140) to replenish items that you buy from a vendor to stock a location. Required item location setup includes a reorder policy of Fixed Order Point, a reorder document code of Purchase Order, and automatic purchasing set to Yes. The Order Days option lets you replenish using vendors assigned a specific order day (or no order day). Consequently, you send an order to the vendor in time for their regularly scheduled delivery day. Order days are set up using PO Vendor (PO10.1) or Vendor Purchase From Location (PO10.2).

Replenishment by Requisition PO's (IC142) lets you replenish a location through a requisition interface with the Purchase Order application. Requisitions are created, you review and release them, create purchase orders from the requisitions, and then run Purchase Order Interface from Lawson Applications (PO100) to update the Purchase Order application. Required item location setup includes a reorder policy of Fixed Order Point (FOP), a reorder document code of Requisition, and automatic purchasing set to Yes. In the Requisitions application, the requesting location and requester must be set up. Replenishment requesters may be set up as a combination of the form name and the requesting location, or they may be entered on Location (IC02.1). For more information, see the Requisitions User Guide. Also, in purchase order company setup, the user field for requisition header user field 5 must be defined as Alpha. (The Order Days option is available with IC142 as well.)