| # Function: Manage Purchase Schedules The objective of this main business function is to enter or to check all relevant data related to the purchase schedules. If an OEM needs materials on a regular basis, to start the OEM creates a contract, defines the applicable purchase schedule, and generates a purchase release. After the EDI is sent, this results, at the supplier side, in a sales release with the related sales schedule. Process: Manage Purchase Schedule (code: MPS10a) The objective of this process is to check and to maintain the purchase schedule data. The user can check the following data: Check or insert the related purchase contract data Define the purchase schedule and manage the related lines If required, you can perform a check on the CUM data of the schedule Check the sequence shipping data Start with the execution process of the purchase schedules In the Manage Purchase Schedule Lines (DPS014) process, you can modify the status of the lines and view the related data, such as receipts and releases. You can find the related CUM information in the CUM Handling Purchase Schedules (DPS013) process. Assumptions: Applicable for all purchase schedules. IT support: LN Order Management, Purchase Control |