Define Site to Site Supply Chain Parameters

Explanation

Use this activity to define supply chain parameters. i.e. the ship via codes, lead times, distance, and expected shipping costs 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. 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.

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:

• The internal supply site and demand site must have been entered in the Sites window.
• When you work in the matrix, the focal point in the header, i.e., the point of departure, must have been connected to your user on the Sites per User window.
• The ship via code with the correct language code (which is the same as the system language), must have been entered on the Ship Via Codes window.

Optional:

• To trade between internal sites in the system, a supplier and a customer must have been entered. Also, the connections between the site and the customer (on the Order/Misc Customer Info tab of the Customer window), and the site and the supplier (on the Purchase/Misc Supplier Info tab of the Supplier window) must have been established.
  A default ship via code and delivery term should be specified for the document address in the supplier record, and the delivery address in the customer record. Then, the customer and supplier are automatically retrieved when you enter the order site or the supply site.
• The currency must have been activated in IFS/Application Services, on the Currency tab of the ISO Code Usage window. The expected additional cost requires that the currency is stated and activated.

Required when defining an exception to the general parameters:

• The inventory parts that require 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 between sites that act as internal supply sites and internal demand sites.
• The first entry for a particular relation automatically becomes the default setting when shipping goods (the Default check box is selected). If you have more than one record for a relation, you can easily change the default record (and ship via code), by right-clicking and clicking Set as Default Ship Via, on the selected row.

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 external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
7. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
8. Save your entry.

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

• Enter the distance between the internal supply site and the internal demand site. Any unit of measure can be used.
• Enter an expected additional cost for shipping the parts by using the specified delivery mode. When you enter an expected additional cost you also need to specify the currency.

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 external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
6. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
7. Save your entry.

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

• Enter the distance between the internal demand site and the internal supply site. Any unit of measure can be used.
• Enter an expected additional cost for shipping the parts by using the specified delivery mode. When you enter an expected additional cost you also need to specify the currency.

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 external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined by integers.
6. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
7. Save your entry.

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

• Enter the distance between the internal supply site and the internal demand site. Any unit of measure can be used.
• Enter an expected additional cost for shipping the parts by using the specified delivery mode. When you enter an expected additional cost, you also need to specify the currency.

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 external transport lead time in calendar days. The entry must be defined in integers.
7. Specify the internal transport lead time in calendar days.
8. Save your entry.

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

• Enter the distance between the internal sites. Any unit of measure can be used.
• Enter an expected additional cost for shipping the parts by using the specified delivery mode. When you enter an expected additional cost, you also need to specify the currency.