Related topics
- About unit handling in IBS Enterprise
- About working with purchase suggestions (IBS Inventory Control)
- About working with purchase suggestions (IBS Stock Replenishment)
This panel displays the suggestion lines for this purchase suggestion.
Options
| OK mark | Select this option to mark the suggestion lines as OK. This option is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. |
| Transfer | Select this option to transfer the suggestion lines. |
Function keys
| Special | Access the Special buy evaluation selection. This function is only applicable if IBS Inventory Control Extreme is installed and activated in the company in which you are working. Here you can make selections for evaluating limited discounts or purchases that anticipate a future price increase.
Note: This function is only available for suggestion lines that are created in the Create purchase suggestion program, in other words not lines that are created manually. |
| Include/Exclude null lines | Toggle between including/excluding null suggestion lines on the panel. An item becomes a null suggestion line if the available quantity is higher than the reorder point, in other words, there is no need to buy the item at this time. |
| Review | Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Select purchase suggestion lines with specific review codes. By choosing certain review codes to work with, you can narrow down the selection on this panel. |
Selection fields
- Suggestion number
- Displays the number of the suggestion.
- Total value
- Displays the total purchase value of this suggestion in the suggestion currency.
- Review status
- This field is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Indicates if the line has been reviewed.
- Total val sys curr
- Displays the total purchase value of this suggestion in the system currency.
- Total net weight
- Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Indicates the total net weight of the suggestion lines.
- Total net volume
- Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Indicates the total net volume of the suggestion lines
- Orig value (sys cur)
- Only displayed if IBS Advanced Purchase Control is installed and activated. Indicates the original total purchase value of the suggestion. This amount is displayed in System currency.
- Line
- This column displays the suggestion line number.
- Item
- This column displays the item on the suggestion line.
- Whs
- This column displays the warehouse on the suggestion line.
- Quantity
- This column displays the quantity on the suggestion line.
- Rev
- This column is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Indicates if this line is marked for review.
- Type
- This column is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Displays the purchase type for the item on the suggestion line.
- Creation date
- This column displays the date that this purchase suggestion line was created.
- Economic order quantity
- This column indicates the economic order quantity, retrieved from the Inventory management file if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Note: If the item is a DRP item, a value is not displayed.
If IBS Inventory Control is not installed, the following applies:
- If the value in the Required qty column is greater than the value in the Order quantity field in the Item file then the required quantity is also displayed in this field.
- If the value in the Order quantity field in the Item file is greater than the value in the Required qty field on this panel then the value from the Item file is displayed.
- Reorder point
- This column displays the item’s re-order point.
If IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated, the ROP is recalculated each time the Create purchase suggestion program is run. Therefore, it can differ slightly from the ROP in the Inventory management file. By recalculating ROP each time you run the Create purchase suggestion program, you get an accurate forecast of demand during planning time starting on that day. Note: If the item is a DRP item, a value is not displayed.
If IBS Inventory Control is not installed, the following applies:
- If the item is a time axis item, this field is blank.
- If the item is not a time axis item, the value in this field is retrieved from the Order point field in the Item file.
- Safety stock
- This column displays item’s safety stock level.
If IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated, the SST is recalculated each time the Create purchase suggestion program is run. Therefore, it can differ slightly from the SST in the Inventory management file. By recalculating SST each time you run the Create purchase suggestion program, you get an accurate forecast of demand during planning time starting on that day. Note: If the item is a DRP item, a value is not displayed.
If IBS Inventory Control is not installed, the following applies:
- If the Security stock type field in the Item file is set to 1 (security stock in days), this field is blank.
- If the Security stock type field in the Item file is set to 2 (security stock in quantity), the value in this field is retrieved from the Security stock field in the Item file.
- Required qty
- This column is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is not installed. Displays the required quantity. This value is calculated as follows:
Physical stock
+ Purchase orders within the replenishment time
+ Returns
– The highest of sales orders within the replenishment time and forecast within the replenishment time
– Stock on pick lists
– Sum of all held quantities for batch controlled items with or without Date handling
– Sum of all expired quantities for batch controlled items with Date handling
– Sum of all quantities under incubation for batch controlled items with Date handling
= AvailableForecast within the replenishment time is calculated as:
Annual forecast in the Item file
FX = ——————————
No of workdays/year in DIS control fileForecast FX * (Replenishment time in days + 1 day)
- Quantity stock unit
- This column displays the suggested purchase quantity (in stock units).
- Forecast period
- This column displays the forecast period in which this purchase suggestion line was created.
- Pack size
- This column displays the pack size. This value is defined in the Inventory management file.
- Line amt sys curr
- This column displays the total line amount (in system currency).
- Man created
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line was manually created.
- Review always
- This column denotes if purchase suggestion lines containing this item/warehouse combination should always be reviewed according to the ‘always review’ criteria.
- Review calc error
- This column denotes if a calculation error occurred in this item/warehouse combination the last time the Inventory calculations program was executed. If so, then this line should be reviewed according to the calculation error criteria.
- Review on order
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the item/warehouse combination in the line appears on a purchase order outside the planning time, including extra planning days.
- Review on sugg
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the item/warehouse combination in the line appears on another purchase suggestion.
- Review max line val
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the line value for the item/warehouse combination on this purchase suggestion line exceeds the line value limit set for this item/warehouse combination in Work with purchase review control codes.
- Review cons days
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the suggested purchase quantity on the purchase suggestion line exceeds the number of days forecasted consumption limit. The limit for the number of consumption days for this item/warehouse combination is specified in Work with purchase review control codes.
- Review stock out
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because you have an expected stockout situation for the item/warehouse combination in this purchase suggestion line for more than a specified number of days. The limit for the number of stockout days for this item/warehouse combination is specified in Work with purchase review control codes.
- Review excess stock
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because there is excess stock available in other warehouses.
- Review lower price
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because there is an alternate supplier of the product that can supply the product at a lower price.
- Review earlier del
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because there is an alternate supplier of the product that can supply the product at an earlier date.
- Review min/max qty
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed since the suggested quantity was lower than the minimum quantity or higher than the maximum quantity, and therefore has been updated with either one of these values. The minimum and/or maximum quantities are defined in the Item file.
- Review order target
- This column denotes if this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the order target has not been reached. The order targets are defined in Work with periodic purchase and order targets.
- Minimum order qty
- This column displays the minimum order quantity, in purchase unit, that is retrieved from the Item/purchase price file. If the suggested purchase quantity is lower than the minimum order quantity, it will be replaced by this value.
- Maximum order qty
- This column displays the maximum order quantity, in purchase unit, that is retrieved from the Item/purchase price file. If the suggested purchase quantity is higher than the maximum order quantity, it will be replaced by this value.
- Planning method
- This column displays a code indicating the planning method to be used when order proposals are created. This is defined in the Item file.
- Calc base purch qty
- This column displays the original calculated base purchase quantity. The EOQ, but not the pack size and the minimum order quantity, is included in the calculation of this value. This information can be useful if the suggested purchase quantity has been replaced by either the Minimum order quantity or the Maximum order quantity.
- Gross volume
- This column displays the gross volume of the purchase suggestion line.
- Net volume
- This column displays the net volume of the purchase suggestion line.
- Gross weight
- This column displays the gross weight of the purchase suggestion line.
- Net weight
- This column displays the net weight of the purchase suggestion line.
- Net price sugg curr
- This column displays the net purchase price on the suggestion line in suggestion currency.
- Net price sys curr
- This column displays the net purchase price on the suggestion line in system currency.
- Item description
- This column displays the item description.
- NDC item code
- This column is only available to display via the Edit columns feature for Pharma US installations and is applicable for the ARCOS functionality and the ePedigree functionality.
For the ARCOS functionality, this column displays the NDC item code if the purchase suggestion line is for an item that has been classified as a narcotic item. See About the ARCOS functionality (Pharma US) for more information.
For the ePedigree functionality, this column displays the NDC item code if the purchase suggestion line is for a batch/date controlled item that has been activated for ePedigree tracking. See About the ePedigree functionality (Pharma US) for more information.
Work with purchase suggestions, Line (DIR06104)
This panel displays the purchase suggestion line that you selected from the previous panel. You can edit certain information on the purchase suggestion line here.
Function keys
Note: Function keys will not be displayed when adding new suggestion lines.
| Special buy | Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control Extreme is installed and activated. Access the Special buy evaluation selection panel, where you can make selections for evaluating limited discounts or purchases that anticipate a future price increase.
Note: This function is only available for the lines that were automatically generated via the Create purchase suggestion program and not manually created. |
| Recalc | Click if any of the values used to create the function have changed and you want these changes to be reflected in the suggestion line. Any prior changes made to the line will be lost. |
| Additional info | Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. View additional information about this purchase suggestion line. When you are finished, click OK to return to this panel. |
| Purch sim | Only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated. Access the purchase suggestion simulation. Click Back to return to this panel. |
- Line number
- Displays the line number. If this purchase suggestion line was created manually, you can change this field. When you create a manual suggestion line, the system assigns a line number based on the item/warehouse combination, purchase type, and line code in the suggestion line. The line sequence is purchase type/line code/item warehouse combination. This sequence can be overridden if you enter a line number manually.
- Supply plan
- This field is only displayed if IBS Supply Plan is installed and activated. Indicates if this is a supply plan item.
- Item
- Enter the item if you add a purchase suggestion line manually. This field cannot be changed for an existing line.
- Warehouse
- Enter the warehouse code if you add a purchase suggestion line manually. Note: If the STKOWNER (Stock Ownership) functionality is activated in the Function control file, the warehouse entered must be defined as a normal or trade warehouse (i.e. warehouse characteristics code 1 or 2). This field cannot be changed for an existing line.
- Planning method
- Displays a code indicating the planning method to be used when order proposals are created. This is defined in the Item file.
- Suggested purch qty
- Enter the quantity in purchase units, if you add a purchase suggestion line manually. If the line was created by the Create purchase suggestion program, displays the quantity in purchase units, that the system suggests you to purchase, but it can be changed.
Note: This is field is blank if the line is a null line. An item becomes a null line if the available quantity is higher than the reorder point, in other words, there is no need to buy the item at this time.
Work with purchase suggestions, Line additional info (DIR06105)
This panel is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated.
This panel is for information only. It displays additional inventory control information about the item/warehouse combination on this purchase suggestion line. You cannot add, change or delete entries on this panel. To return to the previous panel, click OK.
Work with purchase suggestions, Lines review codes (DIR06106)
This panel is only displayed if IBS Inventory Control is installed and activated.
On this panel, select the review code(s) that you want to work with. The purchase suggestion lines with the selection you make are displayed on the panel. By leaving the fields blank, you select to work with all lines.
Function keys
| Reset order target | If this purchase suggestion line should be reviewed because the order target has not been reached (the review code for order target is set to YES), then all lines will be set to YES. Use this function key to reset all purchase suggestion lines to NO after review. |
- Selected lines
- Displays the number of selected lines where the applicable review code is set to YES. This field is for display only and cannot be changed.
- Suggestion lines
- Displays the number of suggested lines where the applicable review code is set to YES. This field is for display only and cannot be changed.
Work with purchase suggestions, Deletion (DIR06107)
Work with purchase suggestions, OK Mark (DIR06110)
Click OK to confirm the lines selected to be OK marked.
Work with purchase suggestions, Transfer (DIR06113)
Click OK to confirm the lines selected to be transferred.