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   <Header>
      <Title>Direct material supply (DMS)</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635971">
         <Level1>Direct material supply</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635974">
         <Level1>DMS</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635977">
         <Level1>DMS</Level1>
         <Level2>supply flows</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635982">
         <Level1>Supply flows</Level1>
         <Level2>DMS</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635987">
         <Level1>DMS</Level1>
         <Level2>setup questions</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635992">
         <Level1>DMS</Level1>
         <Level2>parameter settings</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635997">
         <Level1>DMS session</Level1>
         <Level2>main features</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Direct material supply (DMS) is a supply method in which
		(pending) receipts and available inventory on hand are used to meet
		high-priority demand within a user-specific cluster of warehouses.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Based on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsr" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmss" role="manual">DMS upon SFC Receipt</GUIRef> setting in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000)</GUIRef> session, you can run DMS in several ways:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>Automatically</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>After confirmation of a receipt line, DMS runs
			 automatically.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Interactively</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>After confirmation of a receipt line or reporting of an
			 operation complete, the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh6130m000" role="session">Direct Material Supply Distribution (whinh6130m000)</Link> session starts. In this session,
			 users can change priorities and quantities for distribution before approving
			 and processing.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Manually</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem> 
            <List>
               <ListIntro>After receipt confirmation, users can start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh6130m000" role="session">Direct Material Supply Distribution (whinh6130m000)</GUIRef> session from the following
				sessions:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m300" role="session">Receipt Lines Awaiting Direct Material Supply (whinh3512m300)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3522m300" role="session">Inspection Lines Awaiting Direct Material Supply (whinh3522m300)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </AimSection>
   <Note>
      <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In case of multiple receipt lines, DMS is carried out for each
		receipt line, starting with the first line that qualifies for DMS.</Paragraph>
   </Note>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Meeting demand</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To meet demand, DMS uses two of the following main
		  resources:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>Receipts</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>If demand is from the same warehouse, received goods are
			 either cross-docked if the inventory is urgently required, or put away
			 temporarily.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>If demand is from another warehouse, received goods can be
			 transferred to the other warehouse by creating a transfer order and
			 cross-docking the received goods for the transfer order.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>On hand inventory</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>If demand is from the same warehouse, available inventory
			 can be outbounded if the inventory is urgently required.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>If demand is from another warehouse, available inventory can
			 be transferred to that warehouse by creating a transfer order and outbounding
			 the available inventory for the transfer.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000425" role="manual">DMS and demand</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection ID="supply_flows_example">
         <SectionTitle>Supply flows example</SectionTitle>
         <Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <FigIntro>The following figure shows possible supply flows to meet
			 demand.</FigIntro>
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                      SRC="../images/wh_inh_dms_supply_flows.gif"
                      alt="[...]"/>
         </Figure>
         <Paragraph>In this example, receipt R1 will be put away and receipt R2
		  is used to meet demand.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Demand can be local (D1 and D2), and can be from other
		  warehouses (D3 and D4). If local demand is outside a predefined <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000430" role="manual" Update="No">time fence</Link>, this demand will not be taken into account yet.
		  This is the case with demand D1.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Receipt R2 is used to meet demand D2, D3 and D4. D2 is local
		  demand, so a cross-dock order C1 will be created and processed.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Demand D3 and D4 are from another warehouse (WH2), so a
		  transfer order T1 and related cross-dock order C2 are created and processed. In
		  destination warehouse WH2, a cross-dock order C3 is created for demand D4. No
		  cross-dock order is created yet for demand D3, because this demand is still
		  outside the time fence.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Inventory I2 is used for demand D2 by creating outbound advice
		  O1.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Warehouse WH1 is the warehouse that will be used for DMS
		  planning. This planning assigns receipts and available inventory to specific
		  demand.</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="planning">
      <SectionTitle>Planning</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>DMS planning can be run at various points in time:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>During SFC operations</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>DMS can be run automatically after reporting of an operation
		  complete to show current demand and the distribution of supply. Without
		  generating any cross-dock orders and/or transfer orders yet, DMS, in this way,
		  offers a preview of the DMS run during or after receipt.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>During warehouse receipts</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Based on the actual receipt quantity, demand can be met by
		  creating transfer orders and cross-dock orders. In addition, available
		  inventory can be taken into account at the time of actual receipt.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>After warehouse receipts</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem> 
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Using one of the following sessions, in which confirmed
				but not yet processed receipts can be selected for DMS planning:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m300" role="session">Receipt Lines Awaiting Direct Material Supply (whinh3512m300)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3522m300" role="session">Inspection Lines Awaiting Direct Material Supply (whinh3522m300)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>During outbound advice</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh4201m000" role="session">Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000)</GUIRef> session, DMS planning can be applied to a range
		  of item-warehouse combinations for which the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.dmsi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory</GUIRef> parameter is set.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Any time</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2515m000" role="session">Warehouse - Item Inventory (whwmd2515m000)</GUIRef> session, DMS planning can be applied to a
		  range of item-warehouse combinations for which the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.dmsi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory</GUIRef> parameter is set.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000426" role="manual">DMS planning and processing</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection ID="setup_questions">
      <SectionTitle>Setup questions and related parameter settings</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>As the supply flows <Link href="#supply_flows_example" role="internal" Update="No">example</Link> illustrates, using DMS requires answering a number
		of setup questions. The following table aims to help your organization answer
		these questions.</Paragraph>
      <TABLE cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" borderstyle="default"
             space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD width="267" height="16" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Setup question</TD>
               <TD width="12" height="16" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" height="16" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Parameter
				setting or solution</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="9">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Will this warehouse be used for DMS planning?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.dmsp" role="manual">DMS Supplied</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Will this
				item be used for DMS planning in this warehouse?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse-item level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsp" role="manual">DMS Supplied</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsr" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmss" role="manual">DMS upon SFC Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">When will
				DMS planning be triggered for this item and warehouse?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse-item level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsr" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmss" role="manual">DMS upon SFC Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">How will DMS
				planning be triggered for this item and warehouse?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse-item level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsr" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmss" role="manual">DMS upon SFC Receipt</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem> 
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmsi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">From which
				warehouses should demand be taken into account?</TD>
               <TD width="12" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use
				the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh6140m000" role="session">Warehouse Supply Structures (whinh6140m000)</GUIRef> session to define <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000459" role="glossary">warehouse supply structure</Link> relationships.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Which
		  types of demand should be taken into account?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse-item level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.dmdt" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt Demand Type</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000#whwmd210.ddti" role="manual">DMS on Inventory Demand Type</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="7" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Which demand
		  should be met first?</TD>
               <TD width="12" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh6120m000" role="session">Priority Definitions (whinh6120m000)</GUIRef> session to define <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000457" role="glossary" Update="No">planning priority rules</Link>.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="8" isLast="false">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Which demand is outside the planning
		  horizon?</TD>
               <TD width="12" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>On warehouse-item level:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.dmph" role="manual">DMS upon Receipt Planning Horizon</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2100s000#whwmd200.dphi" role="manual">DMS on Inventory Planning Horizon</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="9" isLast="true">
               <TD width="267" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Will DMS
		  planning be run during SFC operations?</TD>
               <TD width="12" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </TD>
               <TD width="352" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>In SFC:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0110m000#tisfc010.dmso" role="manual">DMS on Completion</GUIRef>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000424" role="manual">DMS settings and master data</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000429" role="manual">Cross-dock restrictions</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000430" role="manual">Cross-docking time fence</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000346" role="manual">Dynamic cross-docking</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000428" role="manual">Planning priority rules</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000433" role="manual">Possible issues and recommendations</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000434" role="manual">Supply location and demand location</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000427" role="manual">Warehouse supply structures</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>