Inventory & MRP

• Inventory
  • Warehouse Management
    • Products
      • Use Different Units of Measure
        • Configuration
        • Create New Units of Measure
        • Specify Units of Measure on your Products
        • Transfer from One Unit to Another
          • Buy in the Purchase UoM
          • Replenishment
          • Sell in bigger UoM
      • When Should you Use Packages, Units of Measure or Special Packaging?
        • Units of Measure
        • Packages
        • Packaging
      • How to select the right replenishment strategy
        • Terminology
          • Minimum stock rule
          • Make to Order
        • Configuration
          • Minimum stock rules
          • Make to Order
          • Choice between the two options
    • Warehouses
      • What is the difference between warehouses and locations?
    • Inventory Adjustment
      • Resupply from another Warehouse
        • Configuration
    • Delivery Orders
      • How to choose the right inventory flow to handle delivery orders?
        • Configuration
          • One step flow
          • Two steps flow
          • Three steps flow
      • Process Delivery Orders in one Step (Shipping)
        • Create a Sales Order
        • Process a Delivery
      • Process Delivery Orders in two Steps (Pick + Ship)
        • Activate Multi-Step Routes
        • Warehouse configuration
        • Create a Sales Order
        • Process the Picking and the Delivery
      • Process Delivery Orders in three Steps (Pick + Pack + Ship)
        • Activate Multi-Step Routes
        • Configure Warehouse for Delivery in 3 Steps
        • Create a Sales Order
        • Process the Picking, Packing, and Delivery
      • Send Products to Customers Directly from Suppliers (Drop-shipping)
        • What is Drop-Shipping?
        • Points to be Considered while Implementing Drop-Shipping
        • Configure Drop-Shipping
        • Send Products from the Suppliers Directly to the Customers
      • How can I change the label type?
        • Overview
        • Configuration
    • Incoming Shipments
      • How to choose the right flow to handle receipts?
        • Overview
        • Configuration
          • One step flow
          • Two steps flow
          • Three steps flow
      • Process a Receipt in one step (Receipt)
        • Create a Purchase Order
        • Process a Receipt
      • Process a Receipt in two steps (Input + Stock)
        • Configuration
        • Activate Multi-Step Routes
        • Configure warehouse for receipt in 2 steps
        • Create a purchase order
        • Process the receipt and the internal transfer
      • Process a Receipt in three steps (Input + Quality + Stock)
        • Activate Multi-Step Routes
        • Configure warehouse for receipt in 3-steps
        • Create a Purchase Order
        • Process the receipt, quality control and entry in stock
    • Miscellaneous Operations
      • Manage Stock that you don’t own
        • Configuration
        • Reception of Consignee Stock
      • Process Batch Transfers
        • Create a Batch Transfer
        • Create a Batch Transfer from the Transfers List View
        • Process a Batch Transfer
    • Planning
      • How is the Scheduled Delivery Date Computed
        • How are Lead Times Calculated?
        • Sales - Lead Times
          • Customer Lead Time
          • Security Lead Time
          • Deliver several products
        • Purchase - Lead Times
          • Supplier Lead Time
          • Security Lead Time
        • Manufacturing - Lead Times
          • Manufacturing Lead Time
          • Security Lead Time
        • Global Example
    • Lots and Serial Numbers
      • What’s the difference between lots and serial numbers?
        • Introduction
          • When to use
          • When not to use
      • Work with serial numbers
        • Configurations
          • Application configuration
          • Product configuration
        • Manage Serial Numbers
          • Receipts
            • Manual assignation of the different serial numbers
            • Multi-assignation
            • Copy/pasting from an Excel file
        • Operation types
        • Serial Number traceability
      • Manage lots of identical products
        • Setting Up
          • Application Configuration
          • Product Configuration
        • Manage Lots
          • Receipts
            • Manually assign the different lot numbers
            • Copy/paste lot number from an Excel file
          • Operation Types
        • Lots traceability
      • Manage expiration dates
        • Configurations
          • Application configuration
          • Product configuration
        • Expiration Date on Lots/Serial Numbers
        • Expiration Alerts
    • Valuation Methods
      • Inventory valuation configuration
        • Costing Methods: Standard, FIFO, AVCO
        • Inventory Valuation: Manual or Automated
          • Manual Inventory Valuation
            • Continental Accounting
            • Anglo-Saxon Accounting
          • Automated Inventory Valuation
            • Continental Accounting
            • Anglo-Saxon Accounting
      • Using the inventory valuation
        • Inventory valuation: the basics
          • Receive a product
          • Deliver a product
          • The inventory valuation report
      • Integrating additional costs to products (landed costs)
        • Configuration
        • Add costs to products
          • Receive the vendor bill
      • Impact on the average price valuation when returning goods
        • Definition of average cost
          • Defining the purchase price
        • Average cost example
        • Purchase return use case
          • Explanation: counter example
          • Further thoughts on anglo saxon mode
  • Shipping
    • Shipping Setup
      • How to setup a delivery method?
        • Overview
        • Configuration
          • Install the inventory module
          • Configure the delivery method
        • Delivery process
          • Sale order
          • Delivery
      • How to get UPS credentials for integration with Flectra?
        • Create a UPS Account
        • Get an Access Key
      • How to get DHL credentials for integration with Flectra?
        • Getting SiteID and password for countries other than United States (UK and Rest of the world)
        • Getting SiteID and Password for United States
    • Shipping Operations
      • How to invoice the shipping cost to the customer?
        • Overview
        • Configuration
        • How to invoice the shipping costs to the customer?
          • Invoice the price set on the sale order
          • Invoice the real shipping costs
      • How to manage multiple packs for the same delivery order?
        • Overview
        • Configuration
        • Sale process
          • Sale order
          • Multi-packages Delivery
  • Advanced Routes
    • Concepts
      • Using Routes and Pull/Push Rules
        • Inside the warehouse
        • How does it work?
          • Pull Rules
          • Push Rules
        • Use Routes and Rules
          • Pre-configured Routes
          • Custom Routes
            • Rules
        • What about a full flow?
      • Organize a cross-dock in a warehouse
        • Configuration
        • Configure products with Cross-Dock Route
      • Taking stock from different warehouses
        • Set up virtual warehouses
        • Sell a product from the virtual warehouse
    • Putaway & Removal Strategies
      • What is a Putaway Rule?
        • Configuration
        • Setting up a Putaway Rule
      • What is a Removal Strategy (FIFO, LIFO, and FEFO)?
        • What happens inside the warehouse?
        • How does it work?
          • First In, First Out (FIFO)
          • Last In, First Out (LIFO)
          • First Expire, First Out (FEFO)
        • Use Removal Strategies
          • FIFO (First In, First Out)
          • LIFO (Last In, First Out)
          • FEFO (First Expiry, First Out)
  • Barcodes
    • Setup
      • Set up your barcode scanner
        • Find the barcode scanner that suits your needs
        • Configure your barcode scanner
          • Keyboard layout
          • Automatic carriage return
    • Daily Operations
      • Overview
        • Create a Barcode Nomenclature
          • Configure your Product
  • Product Life Cycle Management
    • User Configuration
    • ECO-Types
    • ECO Stages
    • ECO Changes
      • Manage BOM Versions
      • Changing BOM
      • Reflection
      • Validating ECO
      • Effective Stage
      • Final Steps
      • Conclusion: Flectra PLM Module - Product Life Cycle Management
• Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Management
    • Create Bills of Materials
      • Setting up a BoM
        • Using the same BoM to describe Variants
      • Adding a routing
      • Adding By-Products
    • Sell sets of products as kits
      • Manage Stock of Component Products
      • Configuration
      • Manage Stock of Kit Product and Component Products
      • Configuration
    • How to manage BoMs for product variants
    • Manage semi-finished products
      • Configure the Subassembly Product
      • Configure the Main BoM
    • Using an alternative Work Center
      • Configure your Work Centers
      • Create your Work Orders
    • Subcontract your Manufacturing
      • Configuration
      • Basic Subcontracting Flow
      • Inventory Valuation
      • Traceability
      • Automate Replenishment of Subcontractors
        • Replenishment from the warehouse
        • Replenishment from another supplier
        • Quality Control
    • Use the Master Production Schedule
      • Configuration
      • Estimate your demand and launch replenishment
      • Cells color signification
        • What if I have underestimated the demand?
        • What if I have overestimated the demand?
        • What if I wrongly added a product to the MPS?
    • Machine Managements
      • Machines and Tools
      • Maintenance Team
      • Maintenance request
      • Maintenance Calendar
• Purchase
  • Products
    • Don’t run out of stock with reordering rules
      • Configure your storable product
      • Set up your reordering rule
        • Define quantities
    • Purchase in different units of measure than sales
      • Enable units of measure
      • Specify sales and purchase units of measure
        • Standard units of measure
        • Create new units of measure and units of measure categories
  • Manage deals
    • Purchase agreements: blanket orders and calls for tenders
      • Enable purchase agreements
      • Configure or create new types of purchase agreements
      • Set up a blanket order
        • Create requests for quotation from the blanket order
          • Blanket orders and replenishment
      • Set up a call for tenders
        • Requests quotations from the call for tenders
    • Control and know when vendor bills should be paid
      • Vendor bills default control policy
        • Change a specific product’s control policy
      • View a purchase order’s billing status
      • Determine when to pay with 3-way matching
        • Should I pay the vendor bill?
  • Advanced
    • Analyze the performance of your purchases
      • Generate customized reports
        • Use filters to select the data you need
          • Add custom filters
        • Measure exactly what you need
          • Visualize your data
          • Explore your data