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About the Replenishment Engine

Replenishment is the process of generating orders to restock depleted products at an inventory location. The Replenishment Engine generates internal orders for other inventory locations or purchase orders for outside vendors using the following information about a product in inventory:

• Minimum and maximum stock levels and a safety level
• Replenishment relationships with other inventories

The following sources apply to replenishment:

• Another service inventory location. For example, the main service warehouse replenishes a subsidiary warehouse. The Replenishment Engine generates an internal order.
• External provider. You purchase the product from an external vendor. The Replenishment Engine generates a purchase order.
• Manufacturing inventory. An internal manufacturing division provides the product. Such replenishments are usually handled as if they originate from an external provider. The Replenishment Engine generates a purchase order.

NOTE:  Replenishment is different from fulfillment. The replenishment process creates orders to restock inventory. The fulfillment process allocates products to fill outgoing orders and generates pick tickets. For more information, see About Fulfillment.

The Replenishment Engine requires as input 1 or more inventory locations.