Understanding Alternate Sources of Supply

In addition to using our standard distribution network or default inventory business unit for fulfillment, you can go outside the network for supply and even create new supply documents such as requisitions, purchase orders, interunit transfers, or production orders.

Note:

You create requisitions using the Requisition Loader Process. In order to create requisitions and purchase orders, PeopleSoft Purchasing must be installed.

On the Order Management Business Unit, select the availability option (previously named Availability Check Flag) for sourcing. Values are:

  • None: If you are using a distribution network on the customer or PeopleSoft Order Management Business Unit, the highest priority PeopleSoft Inventory Business Unit from the distribution network defaults to the sales order schedule regardless of item availability. If you are not using distribution networks, the Inventory Business Unit that is defined on the Order Management Business Unit defaults to the sales order schedule. This option corresponds to having the Availability Check Flag deselected in prior releases.

  • Network: Defaults the highest priority PeopleSoft Inventory Business Unit in the distribution network that has the quantity available to satisfy the quantity scheduled on the sales order. This option corresponds to having the Availability Check Flag selected in prior releases.

  • Manual: Defaults the highest priority PeopleSoft Inventory Business Unit in the distribution network that has the quantity available to satisfy the quantity scheduled on the sales order. You can override the default by using the Alternate Sources of Supply page on the sales order. This will search alternate sources of supply and display other sources that are available based on the arbitration plan and rules that are defined.

  • Automatic: Defaults the highest priority PeopleSoft Inventory Business Unit from alternate sources of supply. You can override the default by using the Alternate Sources of Supply page on the sales order. This will search alternate sources of supply again and display other sources that are available based on the arbitration plans and rules that are defined.

The PeopleSoft Inventory Business Unit or Distribution Network defaults to the Source Type field on the sales order based on the Availability Option. If the setting is Manual or Automatic, the CSR can use the alternate sources of supply page.