Using Blanket Purchase Orders and Inbound Shipments on Supply Chain Snapshots
NetSuite lets you include Blanket Purchase Orders (BPO) and Inbound Shipments as sources on the supply chain snapshot.
Blanket Purchase Order Schedules provide a forecast to vendors to help them prepare for production. After the BPO schedule line item is released, NetSuite creates a purchase order.
Inbound Shipments represent a shipping consignment between trading partners. It lists items ordered on the purchase order. You can create multiple inbound shipments against each Purchase Order line, each with its own delivery date and receiving location.
The Supply Chain Snapshot includes the BPO schedule line items, purchase orders, and the related inbound shipments. These inclusions ensure that the supplied quantities across these sources of supply are consistently accounted for.
To enable features for using BPO and Inbound Shipments on snapshots:
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Go to Setup > Company > Enable Features.
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On the Items & Inventory subtab, check the Supply Chain Control Tower box.
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On the Analytics subtab, check the Supply Chain Predicted Risks box.
This is not required for Blanket Purchase Orders and Inbound Shipments.
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On the Transactions subtab, check the Blanket Purchase Orders box and the inbound Shipment Management box.
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Click Save.