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.

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 in the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters window for site-to-site relations, or in the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window (on the From Supply Site tab and the To Demand Site tab). The matrix window provides the ability to work with all relations for an object from a focal point, in a single window.

The information in the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters window 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 window and the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window 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.

Prerequisites

Required:

Optional:

Required when defining an exception to the general parameters:

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

Window

Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters
Supply Chain Matrix for Site
Customer
Supplier

Related Window Descriptions

Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters
Supply Chain Matrix for Site
Supply Chain Matrix for Site/From Supply Site
Supply Chain Matrix for Site/To Demand Site
Customer
Customer/Address/Order Address Info
Supplier
Supplier/Address/Purchase Address Info

Procedure

Select one of the procedures from, A 1, A 2, and A 3. Then, continue to procedure B for defining exceptions.

A 1. Establishing a relation in the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters window.

  1. Open the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters window.
  2. Create a new record.
  3. Enter the internal supply site, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The internal supplier is automatically retrieved if the relation between the internal supplier and the internal supply site is established.
  4. Enter the internal demand site, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The internal customer is automatically retrieved if the relation between the internal customer and the internal demand site is established.
  5. Enter the delivery mode in the Ship Via field, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  6. Specify the picking lead time and the external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
  7. If required, enter a route by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  8. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
  9. If required, enter a shipment type and shipment location to be used in the shipment process.
  10. Save your entry.

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

A 2. Establishing the relation in the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window, on the From Supply Site tab.

  1. Open the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window from the Navigator and populate or search for the internal demand site. Or, on the Address/Order Address Info sub tab of the Customer window, right-click and then click Supply Chain Matrix for Site.
  2. Click the From Supply Site tab and create a new record.
  3. Enter the internal supply site, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The internal supplier is automatically retrieved if the relation between the internal supplier and the internal supply site is established.
  4. Enter the delivery mode in the Ship Via field, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  5. Specify the picking lead time and the external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
  6. If required, enter a route by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  7. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
  8. Specify the safety lead time in distribution calendar days.
  9. If required, enter a shipment type and shipment location to be used in the shipment process.
  10. Save your entry.

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

A 3. Establishing the relation in the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window, on the To Demand Site tab.

  1. Open the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window from the Navigator, and populate or search for the internal supply site. Or, on the Address/Order Address Info sub tab of the Customer window, right-click and then click Supply Chain Matrix for Site.
  2. Click the To Demand Site tab and create a new record.
  3. Enter the internal demand site, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The internal customer is automatically retrieved if the relation between the internal customer and the internal demand site is established.
  4. Enter the delivery mode in the Ship Via field, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  5. Specify the picking lead time and the external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
  6. If required, enter a route by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  7. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
  8. If required, enter a shipment type and shipment location to be used in the shipment process.
  9. Save your entry.

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

B. Defining exceptions to the general supply chain parameters

  1. Select one of the alternatives listed below:
    1. Open the Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters window.
    2. Open the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window from the Navigator, and populate or search for the internal demand site. Or, on the Address/Order Address Info sub tab of the Customer window, right-click and then click Supply Chain Matrix for Site. Click the From Supply Site tab.
    3. Open the Supply Chain Matrix for Site window from the Navigator, and populate or search for the internal supply site. Or, on the Address/Order Address Info sub tab of the Customer window, right-click and then click Supply Chain Matrix for Site. Click the To Demand Site tab.
  2. Select the entry in the upper table for which you need to enter exceptions.
  3. Click in the lower table and create a new record.
  4. Enter the supply chain part group, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  5. Enter the delivery mode in the Ship Via field, either by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  6. Specify the picking lead time and the external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined in integers.
  7. If required, enter a route by entering the short code or by using the List of Values. The description appears automatically.
  8. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
  9. Specify the safety lead time in distribution calendar days.
  10. If required, enter a shipment type and shipment location to be used in the shipment process.
  11. Save your entry.

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