Replenishing from a vendor

You can replenish a location by ordering directly from a vendor. This procedure explains how to replenish from a vendor.

Before you can create a replenishment document, you must have entered information about the item's replenishment source in the item location file. Setting up item locations

Procedure flow: Replenishing from a vendor

To replenish from a vendor

  1. Access Vendor Reorder Advice (IC140).
  2. Add the job name and description.
  3. On the Main tab, set replenishment options.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Update

    Select No to run the job in report mode.

    Select Yes to send the order information to the Purchase Order application so that your order can be processed.

    Reorder Percent Cutoff

    Type a cutoff percentage to include items that are within this percent of the reorder point.

    Note: At least one item for the vendor must be found to be below the reorder point.
    Include Inactive Items

    Select Yes to include inventory items that are defined as inactive in the Item Master file.

    Consignment Items

    Select whether to include consignment items.

    Print Exception Report

    Select whether to print an exception report of certain items that were not shown as needing replenishment.

    Create Worksheet

    Select whether items are to display on Replenishment PO Worksheet (IC66.1). IC66 lets you add, change, or delete items to be replenished in inventory.

    Note: When IC140 is run with the Update field set to Yes, the application replaces any existing worksheet items for the location that are selected to display on IC66.
    Sort Option

    Select how to sort the report, by vendor or bin.

  4. On the Vendor tab, add replenishment information for the vendor.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Vendor

    Select the vendor for which you are adding replenishment information.

    Purchase From

    Select the vendor's purchase-from location that you defined using Vendor Location (AP10.2).

    Vendor Attribute List

    Select an attribute list (must have been previously defined using List (MX10.1). If you select an attribute list, the Vendor and Purchase From fields must be blank, as well as Order Days.

    For more information on attributes, see the chapter on Using Attribute Matrix Attributes.

    Order Days

    Select whether you want vendors with that specific order day (defined using PO Vendor (PO10.1) or Vendor Purchase From Location (PO10.2)).

    If you select Yes, the form only processes vendors who are assigned to this order day or vendors with no order days assigned.

    Note: You cannot select attributes, a vendor, or vendor purchase from if you use order days.
  5. On the More tab, use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Reorder Excess Percent

    Type an excess quantity percentage. This allows for larger order quantities without having to manually adjust any setup information.

  6. Submit the job.

Related reports and inquiries

To Use
Calculate reorder quantities for items that have an available quantity that is less than the reorder point Inventory Reorder Advice (IC225)
Add, change, or delete items to be replenished in inventory

Replenishment PO Worksheet (IC66.1)

Note: To access IC66, you must set the Update and Create Worksheet fields to Yes on Vendor Reorder Advice (IC140).
Print all selected and unselected items that display (but were not released) on Replenishment PO Worksheet (IC66.1) Replenishment PO Worksheet Report (IC266)
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