Direct Delivery
Direct delivery is a method used when parts need to be obtained from a supplier for a customer's purchase without going through the warehouse.
The process begins with a customer order, indicated by the supply code "Purch Order Dir" or "Int Purch Dir". If "Purch Order Dir" is chosen to acquire a part through a direct purchase order, a requisition is generated in the Requisition page, marked with the corresponding demand code "Customer Order Direct" once the customer order is released. Alternatively, if the supply code "Int Purch Dir" is used, a purchase order is created directly when the customer order is released. On the purchase orders, the customer's address is specified as the shipping address on the purchase order line.
Upon receiving notification from the supplier that the parts have been delivered to the customer and recording the direct delivery in the system, the purchase order is automatically closes. The status of the purchase order changes from Released or Confirmed to Closed. The customer order receives the status Delivered, enabling the generation of an invloice for the customer. This assumes that there are no remaining partial deliveries for either the purchase order or the customer order. In case of partial delivery by the supplier or inability to fulfill the entire order, manual closure of the purchase order is an option.
Please refer to the illustration below for a visual depiction of the customer order direct process:
