Define Supplier to Site Supply Chain Parameters
Explanation
Use this activity to manage supply chain parameters, i.e., the ship via codes, lead times, distance, and
expected shipping costs for deliveries from external supplier addresses to internal demand sites within your
corporation.
There are several work options from different pages for the same object(s) when working with supply chain
parameters. You can chose from three different pages:
- The overview page Supplier to Site Supply Chain Parameters
- The matrix page Supply Chain Matrix for Site (the From External Supplier tab)
- The matrix page Supply Chain Matrix for Supplier (the To Demand Site tab).
The information in the overview page for the supplier-to-site relations is exactly the same as in the
corresponding tabs in the matrixes. The only difference is the way the information is displayed. This means that a
parameter needs to be updated in only one of the views. The matrix pages provide the ability to work with all
relations for an object, i.e., from a focal point, in a single page.
When you enter the delivery mode (ship via), the chosen language in the supplier record determines which ship
via codes that are available. The 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.
Note that all days entered must be in integers and are specified in calendar days.
Both the overview page and the matrix pages are divided into two tables. In the upper table, you can view and
enter general supply chain parameters. In the lower drop down table (opened by using the arrow to the far left on
the line), you can view or define exceptions for each general supply chain parameter defined in the upper table.
The exceptions are defined on a supply chain part group level, which means the parameters are valid for all the
inventory parts connected to the same supply chain part group.
Prerequisites
Required:
- The internal demand site must have been entered in the Site page.
- The external supplier must have been entered in the Supplier page.
- When you work in the matrixes, the focal point in the header, i.e., the point of departure, must have been
connected to your user in the Sites per User page.
- The ship via code with the correct language code (the same as in the supplier record), must have been entered
in the Ship Via Codes page.
Optional:
- To trade between an external supplier and an internal demand site in the system, the connections between the
demand site and the customer should be established. Do this on the Order/Misc Customer Info tab of the
Customer page.
Also, a default ship via code and delivery term must be specified for the delivery address in the supplier
record, and the delivery address in the customer record.
- The currency must have been activated on the Currency tab of the ISO Code Usage page. The
expected additional cost requires that the currency is stated and activated.
Required when defining exceptions to the general parameters:
- The inventory part that requires supply chain parameters other than the general ones, must have been
connected to a supply chain part group.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- Supply chain parameters are defined for deliveries from external supplier addresses to internal demand sites,
within your corporation.
- If the delivery address is marked as default in the supplier record, the Default
Address option is enabled.
- The first entry for a particular relation automatically becomes the default setting when shipping goods (the
Default option is enabled). If you have more than one record for this specific relation, you can change
the default record by using command Set as Default Ship Via on the selected record.