Create a VMI Relationship
On the Manage VMI Network page, you can create a vendor-managed inventory (VMI) relationship between suppliers, organizations, and item combinations.
To create a VMI relationship:
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In the Supply Chain Collaboration work area, click Manage VMI Network in the Tasks panel.
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On the Manage VMI Network page, click Actions > Create.
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On the Create Relationship dialog box, select the values for Organization.
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Select a value for Supplier.
Note: The supplier must have at least one supplier site associated to the selected organization's requisitioning business unit to participate in a VMI relationship. -
Select a value for Scope.
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Select Organization if the supplier is managing the item across all storage subinventories within the selected organization
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Select Subinventory if the supplier is managing the item at one or more specific storage subinventories within the selected organization
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Select a value for Item:
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If scope is Organization, only items associated with the selected organization that have an inventory planning method of min-max planning or supplier managed are allowed to participate in a VMI relationship.
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If scope is Subinventory, only item subinventories associated with the selected organization that have an inventory planning method of min-max planning or supplier managed are allowed to participate in a VMI relationship.
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If scope is Subinventory, you must select at least one subinventory.
Note: Item subinventories with the inventory planning method of min-max planning or supplier managed are required for the subinventory to participate in a VMI relationship. -
Select the default min-max quantity source to determine if the minimum and maximum inventory thresholds are managed by the supplier or the enterprise.
Note: If inventory planning owner is enterprise, the min-max quantity source of the replenishment item is enterprise. -
Optionally, select a default requisition requester. This attribute determines who is listed as the requisition requester on the generated purchase requisition. If a value is provided at the relationship level, that value will override the defined requisition requester on the Manage Supply Chain Collaboration Settings page in the Setup and Maintenance work area.
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Click Save and Continue to save the new relationship.