| # Release Type Material Release Over the long term (in general periods of some months), planning information is supplied from the business partner according to the long-term planning. Shipping Schedule On a shorter time basis, shipping releases that contain more detailed and fixed information are sent to the business partner. This information is gathered on the basis of shop floor requirements, miscellaneous orders, and so on. Sequence Shipping Schedule Over the short term (in general a period of twenty days of which five days fixed), sequence information is communicated. Pick-up Sheet Over the short term, pick-up information is supplied from the business partner. |