Define Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters

Explanation

This activity is used to define supply chain parameters. i.e. the ship-via codes, routes, lead times, distance, expected shipping costs, shipment type and shipment location, between the sites that act as internal supply sites or internal demand sites when using the inter-site feature. The demand site acts as a customer to the supply site, and vice versa. In the context of shipment order, demand site corresponds to Receiver and supply site corresponds to Sender.

There are several work options from different views for the same object(s) when you are working with supply chain parameters. You can either work on the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters page for site-to-site relations, or on the Supply Chain Matrix for Site page (on the From Supply Site tab and the To Demand Site tab). The matrix page provides the ability to work with all relations for an object from a focal point, on a single page.

The information on the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters page is exactly the same as in the corresponding tabs, the only difference is the way the information is displayed. This means that a parameter has to be updated in only one of the views.

When you enter the ship via code, the system language determines the available ship via codes. You can enter a route ID per ship via code. The picking lead time, external transport lead time and internal transport lead time are required parameters, while distance, expected additional cost, and currency can be useful to define the sourcing feature. The shipment type and shipment location are useful parameters if you want to control the shipment process from this level of detail.

The Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters page and the Supply Chain Matrix for Site page are divided into two tables. In the upper table, you can view and enter general supply chain parameters. In the lower table, you can view and define exceptions for the general supply chain parameters defined in the upper table. The exceptions are defined on a supply chain part group level. Therefore, the parameters are valid for all the inventory parts connected to the same supply chain part group.

The following parameters can be useful to define the sourcing feature:

Prerequisites

Required:

Optional:

Required when defining an exception to the general parameters:

System Effects

As a result of this activity: