Examples of Purchase Order Schedules

A purchase order schedule specifies the shipment details about the item on a purchase order line. The following scenarios illustrate both the required single schedule per line and when you might have multiples. These examples only highlight common fields.

Scenario

This table provides an example of a purchase order line with one schedule per line.

Schedule

Location

Quantity

Need-by Date

1

V1- New York City

9

8/15/2012

Scenario

This table provides an example of a purchase order line with schedules for multiple delivery dates. In this example, the schedule from the previous example is split into three shipments. Each shipment has a modified quantity and requested delivery date.

Schedule

Location

Quantity

Need-by Date

1

V1- New York City

3

8/15/2012

2

V1- New York City

3

9/15/2012

3

V1- New York City

3

10/15/2012