Enabling Blanket Purchase Orders and Inbound Shipments
Enable the Supply Allocation feature to expand inventory commitment to consider future inventory as well as current inventory.
Enabling Blanket Purchase Order Schedules enable you to provide production forecasts to vendors. Inbound Shipments enable you to create multiple inbound shipments against each purchase order line, each with its own delivery date and receiving location.
To enable blanket purchase orders and inbound shipments:
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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.
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On the Transactions subtab, check the Blanket Purchase Orders box.
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Check the Inbound Shipment Management box.
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Click Save.
Related Topics
- Enabling Supply Allocation
- Setting Demand Preferences for Supply Allocation
- Setting Supply Preferences for Supply Allocation
- Setting Up Location Records for Supply Allocation
- Setting Up Item Records for Supply Allocation
- Setting Up Inventory Status Records for Supply Allocation
- Setting Up Order Reservations
- Enabling Sales Channels
- Enabling Inbound Shipment for Supply Allocation
- Supply Allocation Setup