The Procure-to-Pay Business Process in a WMS Integration

This section discusses:

• Requisitions.

• Purchase orders.

• Purchase order expected receipts processing.

• Receiving.

The procure-to-pay business process enables companies to buy goods and services from their suppliers. Here is an overview of the process in a WMS integration:

1. PeopleSoft components are used to manage stock replenishment, create requisitions and purchase orders, and automatically source and dispatch the purchase orders.

2. When the requested stock on purchase orders arrives, the WMS handles the receiving, inspection, and putaway transactions for the stock.

3. The PeopleSoft system provides costing and accounts payable functions.

Procure-to-Pay Process Flow in a WMS Integration

The following diagram shows how the procure-to-pay functions are performed in a WMS integration. PeopleSoft creates and dispatches the purchase order or the interunit stock request. The Purchase Order Expected Receipts service operation or the Interunit Expected Receipt service operation is used to send expected receipt data to the WMS. The incoming stock is received and inspected by the WMS. The Purchase Order Receipt service operation or the Interunit Receipt service operation sends the receiving information back to PeopleSoft where inventory putaway, costing, and accounts payable vouchers are processed:

The following diagram shows how the procure-to-pay functions are performed

The EIPs that support the procure-to-pay business process in a WMS integration are based on a number of assumptions. The following sections detail these assumptions for each phase of the procure-to-pay business process.