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Inventory Locations View


The Inventory Locations view sets the cycle counting parameters for each location. Table 107 describes items in Inventory Locations records. To see these fields, click the show more button in the More Info view.

Table 107.  Selected Items in the Inventory Location Views
Item
Description
Count Basis
A method of inventory classification that determines how often to count a product during cycle counting: ABC or XYZ chosen from a list. Products with ABC are counted based on their relative value and products with XYZ are counted based on their relative turnover.
Frequency
The interval in days between physical counts of inventory at a location.
Period B/Y
The time period in days allotted to counting all B or Y class items at this location.

Product Inventory Subview

The Product Inventory subview associates inventory locations with products and sets quantities of product, whether the product is serialized, and cycle counting parameters for the product at this location. Products are specified in the Product Administration screen (see Product Administration Screen). Table 108 describes items in Product Inventory records.

Table 108.  Selected Items in the Product Inventory View
Item
Description
ABC Class
The classification of a product, A, B, or C, that indicates its value. Class A has the greatest financial value. This value overrides the Class ABC on the Product Administration screen.
Max
A type-in field for the maximum acceptable quantity of inventory at this location and product.
Min
A type-in field for the minimum acceptable quantity of inventory at this location and product.
Safety
A type-in field for the safe quantity of inventory at this location and product. This quantity (£ Min), is that below which the Fulfillment Engine a product should not allocate. The user can override this value.
Serialized
Indicates that instances of this product must have serial numbers recorded.
XYZ Class
The classification of a product, X, Y, or Z, that indicates its turnover rate. Class X has the greatest turnover rate. This value overrides the Class XYZ on the Product Administration screen.

Generate Orders View

The Generate Orders view automatically produces orders to restock products in inventory, by either an internal transfer between inventory locations or by purchase from an outside vendor. For replenishment, an inventory level must be defined for a product. For replenishment from a vendor, the authorized vendor must also be defined. These read-only records are derived from data in the Inventory screen (see Inventory Screen).

The Order button and command runs the Replenishment Engine and creates purchase and internal orders to replenish all items at the selected location that are below minimum.

The replenishment process describes a source inventory location to replenish a selected location and a target location to be replenished from the selected location. Specific relationships between locations are defined in the Relationships view (see Relationships View).

Source Locations Subview

The Source Locations subview lists valid replenishment sources for the related target locations. The Order button creates internal orders to replenish the related target locations (in the Target Locations subview).

Target Locations Subview

The Target Locations subview lists target locations lists locations to be replenished from a related source location. The Order button creates internal orders to replenish the target locations.

Pending Orders View

The Pending Orders view lists internal orders or purchase orders that have been placed to replenish a location. The records in this view, generated by the Replenishment Engine, are read-only.

For a discussion of replenishment, see Replenishment.

Vendors View

The Vendors view records vendors who may supply products for a selected inventory location. For replenishing a location from an outside source, vendors must be specified.

Relationships View

The Relationships view records the relationships of a selected inventory location with other inventory locations. If a business uses more than one inventory location, relationships among inventory locations are useful for automating inventory replenishment and order fulfillment. A relationship may be physical, hierarchical (for example, a shelf belongs to an aisle), or logistical (for example, Fulfills or Replenishes).


 Siebel Field Service Guide 
 Published: 21 April 2003