| # To let your supplier perform the supply planning - Setup This topic describes how to set the system up if your supplier performs the supply planning for you in a vendor managed inventory (VMI) situation. Step 1. Implemented software components In the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) details session, set the following field: Terms and Conditions Under Modules, select the Terms and Conditions check box. Ownership External Under Concepts (Logistics), select the Ownership External check box. VMI (customer side) Under Concepts (Logistics), select the VMI (customer side) check box. This will make the customer side of the vendor managed inventory (VMI) functionality available. Step 2. Warehouse In the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, define the warehouse where you receive the item. Set the following field to the appropriate value: Include in Enterprise Planning To have the planning process take the inventory in this warehouse into account, select the Include in Enterprise Planning check box. Note: If your supplier also manages the inbound and outbound operations in this warehouse, you must clear the Inventory Management check box. Step 3. Business partner In the Business Partners (tccom4500m000) session, define the supplier. To specify the relevant data for buy-from business partners, click Buy-from Business Partner to start the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4120s000) session. Step 4. Terms and conditions agreement In the Terms and Conditions (tctrm1100m000) session, define a the terms and conditions agreement of type Purchase. For further instructions, refer to To set up terms and conditions. To make the planning-related parameters in the terms and conditions group available, in the Terms and Conditions Search Level - Lines (tctrm1610m000) session, select the Planning check box. After you set up a basic terms and conditions line, start the Terms and Conditions Line (tctrm1620m000) session, click the Planning tab, and enter a record. Set the fields to the appropriate values Forecast For instructions on the fields under Forecast, refer to Forecast (VMI). Inventory Levels For instructions on the fields under Inventory Levels, refer to To work with minimum and maximum inventory. Confirmed Forecast For instructions on the fields under Confirmed Forecast, refer to Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast and How to set up confirmed forecast (customer side). Confirmed Supply For instructions on the fields under Confirmed Supply, refer to Confirmed supply (VMI). Planning For instructions on the fields under Planning, refer to Replenishment methods (VMI) and Planning methods (VMI). Step 5. Purchase contract In the Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000) session, define a purchase contract between you and your supplier. Set the following fields to the appropriate values: Terms and Conditions ID Enter the terms and conditions agreement defined in the previous step in the Terms and Conditions ID field. Step 6. EP Parameters In the EP Parameters (cprpd0100m000) details session, set the following fields: Number of Revisions To specify the number of revisions of the forecast and confirmed supply that LN stores, use the Number of Revisions field. Automatic Accept Confirmed Supply To specify whether you accept all confirmed-supply messages without checking, use the Automatic Accept Confirmed Supply check box. Step 7. Plan items In the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session, define the plan item. In general, the plan item's cluster segment must be left empty; the plan item is a nonclustered item. Set the following fields to the appropriate values: Default Warehouse Enter the warehouse you defined in step 2 in the Default Warehouse field. VMI Role If you run the planning process, LN automatically sets the VMI Role field to Customer. Step 8. configure LN for BOD publishing If you use Business Object Documents (BOD) to exchange data between supplier and customer, you must set up the BODs. For more information, refer to To configure ERP LN for BOD publishing. Related topics Supply planning by supplier To let your supplier perform the supply planning - Procedure To perform the supply planning for your customer - Setup Overview of terms and conditions To set up terms and conditions Order planning, an overview Forecast (VMI) To work with minimum and maximum inventory Confirmed forecast and unconfirmed forecast How to set up confirmed forecast (customer side) Confirmed supply (VMI) Replenishment methods (VMI) Planning methods (VMI) To configure ERP LN for BOD publishing |