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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000462" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Overview of VMI business scenarios</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e3004071">
         <Level1>VMI</Level1>
         <Level2>scenario</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e3004076">
         <Level1>Scenario</Level1>
         <Level2>VMI</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>ERP Enterprise supports numerous <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000469" role="glossary">vendor managed inventory (VMI)</Link> scenarios. The following
		table lists the main scenarios. For each scenario, the responsibilities of the
		parties involved are displayed.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In each scenario, the customer is a contract manufacturer who
		builds end items for their end item customers. To build the end items, the
		contract manufacturer purchases components from the supplier. The end item
		customer is not included in these scenarios.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <TABLE border="1" width="100%" space-and-orientation="portrait-custom"
             borderstyle="default">
         <TBODY noTR="6">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TH width="20%" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Scenario</TH>
               <TH width="20%" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Financial
				ownership</TH>
               <TH width="20%" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Warehouse
				management</TH>
               <TH width="20%" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supply
				planning</TH>
               <TH width="20%" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">For more information,
				see:</TH>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD width="127" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Full VMI</TD>
               <TD width="69" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="182" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="215" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListItem>
                        <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000463" role="manual">Full VMI</Link>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000492" role="manual">Full VMI - procedure</Link>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="127" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Planning by
				customer</TD>
               <TD width="69" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="182" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="215" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000464" role="manual">Supply planning by customer</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD width="127" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Planning by supplier</TD>
               <TD width="69" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="182" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="215" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000467" role="manual">Planning by supplier</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD width="127" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Warehouse management by customer</TD>
               <TD width="69" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="182" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="215" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListItem>
                        <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000468" role="manual">Warehouse management by customer</Link>
                     </ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000494" role="manual">Warehouse management by customer - procedure</Link>
                     </ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="true">
               <TD width="127" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Financial
		  ownership by supplier</TD>
               <TD width="69" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supplier</TD>
               <TD width="182" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Customer</TD>
               <TD width="215" valign="top" align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000493" role="manual">Consignment</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To set up VMI functionality, see:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000490" role="manual">VMI customer forecast - setup</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000491" role="manual">VMI supplier forecast - setup</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>