| Confirmed supply (VMI) |  |
| A VMI supplier can send confirmed-supply messages to the customer. The confirmed supply is the quantity of the item the supplier has confirmed will be delivered to the customer on the planned delivery date. The confirmed supply can be less than the quantity requested by the customer. Purpose of confirmed-supply data The confirmed-supply data can serve two purposes: If the Confirm Supply check box in the Planning Terms and Conditions (tctrm1135m000) session is selected, you communicate the confirmed supply to the customer. If the Planning Based On field is Confirmed Supply, ERP LN uses the confirmed supply to generate planned orders to supply the customer. Life cycle of confirmed-supply data The life-cycle of confirmed supply consists of the following stages: The supplier generates planned supply orders for an item based on the received forecast. The VMI supplier converts the planned supply orders and actual supply orders to confirmed supply. Optionally, the supplier adjusts the confirmed supply, for example if a limited production capacity or shortage of components makes it impossible to execute all planned orders. Alternatively, the supplier enters the confirmed supply manually. The supplier approves the confirmed supply and sends the confirmed supply to the customer. After the confirmed supply has been approved, you can no longer change the confirmed supply for that revision number. The procedure is controlled in detail by the terms and conditions agreement defined by the supplier and the customer. For more information, refer to Overview of terms and conditions. Aggregation period The confirmed supply is defined by period, such as a day or a week. These periods are identical to the forecast periods, defined in the terms and conditions. Confirm Supply Time Fence Before the date specified by the confirmed supply time fence, the confirmed supply in a forecast period period cannot be lower than the previous value of the confirmed supply in that forecast period. You specify the confirmed supply time fence in the Confirm Supply Time Fence field in the Planning Terms and Conditions (tctrm1135m000) session. Customer actions The customer can view the confirmed supply in the item supplier plan. This data can also be used to calculate the available-to-promise (ATP) quantity and to perform component CTP checks. Related topics Supply planning by supplier Overview of terms and conditions Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast Planning methods (VMI) |