About configuration of automated replenishment

To reduce time that would be spent typing replenishment settings for each item in each warehouse, you can configure default replenishment settings at multiple levels.

In general, you perform the following steps to configure automated replenishment:

1. Create appropriate replenishment classes, which group warehouses by the replenishment sources used in your company.
2. Assign each warehouse to a replenishment class.
3. For each item class, specify replenishment settings for all replenishment classes, including the applicable seasonality settings.
4. For each stock item, review the replenishment settings that are default values from the item class, and make any needed adjustments.
5. For each stock item at each specific warehouse, review the replenishment settings that are default values from the item. Adjust these settings if for each warehouse if needed.

The sections below provide information that will help you execute these steps.

Replenishment classes categorise warehouses by their replenishment source, that is, how stock is replenished at the warehouse.

You assign a replenishment class to every warehouse.

You create replenishment classes by using the Replenishment classes (IN208800) window; for each class, specify its name, description, and replenishment source. As the replenishment source, you can select one of the following options:

For items that are usually sold by using drop ship orders and do not require replenishment, you can create a virtual warehouse and assign the replenishment class with the Drop shipment option as the replenishment source.

To make it easier to provide replenishment settings for each item that are specific to each warehouse where the item is stocked, you can set up default values at multiple levels:

The many replenishment settings for all items at all warehouses are filled in with default values.

In the Item warehouse details (IN204500) window (Replenishment settings tab), you can review the replenishment parameters to be used for the particular item at the selected warehouse. These settings come from the item settings but can be overridden for a particular warehouse.

You can override some of these settings for an item, if needed.

With Visma.net ERP, you can configure replenishment for a number of warehouses that is performed by transfers from one large warehouse, a distribution centre, for which centralised purchasing is performed, and perform it efficiently.

For items in the smaller warehouses that should be replenished by transfers from the distribution centre, specify Transfer as a replenishment source, while for the same items stocked in the distribution centre select Purchase as a replenishment source.

First, you must prepare replenishment for small warehouses by using the Prepare replenishment (IN508000) window and to generate transfer orders requesting replenishment.
This will create demand for replenishment in the distribution centre. After that, you will be able to generate replenishment requests for the distribution centre.

he next stage in the replenishment process is generating purchase orders in the Create purchase orders (PO505000) window. The system will create a single purchase order for all the requested quantities of each item. Upon receipt of the items (once receipts are released) you will be able to fulfil transfer orders by appropriate number of shipments.

If the item is replenished by using the Purchase to order source, for each warehouse where the item is stocked, you can specify the same replenishment warehouse.

Then, when you generate purchase orders in the Create purchase orders (PO505000) window, the system will create a single purchase order for all the requested quantities of the item no matter what are the demand warehouses. After you create a receipt for the merchandise from a supplier for this purchase order and release it, the system automatically generates transfer orders to split the received quantity between demand warehouses according to the quantities on original sales orders.