Purpose:
- To access the Purchasing Department with Purchase Order suggestions.
- To access the Store Services Department with Transfer Order suggestions.
Ways for provide item to Store:
Automatic Replenishment is demand driven and supports three ways of item supply to the stores.
| Scenario | Often use for | Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase Order to be deliver to the store directly | The companies without warehouse The item with very short durability | Direct delivery from Vendor |
| Purchas Order deliver to warehouse then transfer to store | The purchased items are not assigned to the stores The purchase flow and transfer flow can be use two separate workflows | Two-step approach |
| Purchase Order deliver to warehouse with Cross Docking | The destination stores are defined when purchase. The information is stored in the system as cross docking information. | Two-step approach with cross docking |
Calculation Types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Usage | Uses sales history, the average sales per day, to predict the future sales of the item |
| Manual Estimate | Manual specified average daily sales to predict the inventory needs of the warehouse or store |
| Stock Levels | Use Replenishment module to suggest what to replenish base on Stock Level. The calculation to be according to the "Reorder Point" setting in the item card |
| Like for Line | Replenish based on what show at the store. For example, if one piece is sold then one piece is replenished or ordered. The replenishment data is stored in the Item, Item Store or Date Profile Record. |