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From Material Planning Operations (G34), choose Single Site Planning
From Single Site Periodic Planning Operations (G3422), choose Release Supplier Schedule
After you finalize a schedule using Enter/Change Schedule, you can release the current supplier schedule. After the schedule is processed, the system updates the planned quantities inside the time fence.
Release Supplier Schedule uses the following:
Outstanding purchase orders
Existing blanket purchase orders
Supplier release information that is specific to each blanket order
The program uses this information to create:
Purchase orders for all quantities that are needed inside the time fence
Blanket orders that are scheduled for a specific item within a branch/plant
A shipping schedule based on when you need the items, the shipping leadtime, and other defined variables
A single purchase order with multiple lines for each different release date and multiple lines for each item released for the supplier
Generate a current supplier schedule. See Section 47.1, "Generating Supplier Schedules."