Item Availability
Related Infor Applications
+ Materials Management (MM or IM)
+ Procurement Management (PM or PUR)
+ Materials Management (MM or IM)
+ Procurement Management (PM or PUR)
BUSINESS ISSUES
- Everyone uses the green screen item availability (Inventory Management, Item Availability – green screen option #5)
- Problem #1: it’s green screen requiring another session and flipping between windows, not integrated via a right-click menu
- Problem #2: it starts with quantity on hand, and gives a running total of receipts and requirement, “similar” to ATP, but there is no ATP inquiry in the system outside of order entry
- Problem #3: both green screen ATP and Item Availability screens look only at single-level requirements, whereas Guide’s product can be used to show true requirements based on a blow through of the BOM to see what is currently on-hand compared to what is needed based on order quantity
- Guide’s product is intended to be a set of “execution” tools in Powerlink and not just for planning functions
WHAT IT DOES
Item Availability:
- Provides a Powerlink enabled interface to item availability at a line item and/or the item warehouse level
- Replicates the visibility of item availability from the green screen and adds even more useful capabilities using the power of Integrator
- Shows COs, MOs, POs, CMs, etc all in one easy to view window accessible from CO line item and/or item warehouse views
Indented Inventory Inquiry:
- Ability to see indented BOM inventory on-hand vs. requirements
- Highlights in yellow the items in the BOM that are short based on requirements
- Levels within the BOM and color-coded for easy readability even in complex BOMs
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BENEFITS
- No need for multiple open sessions when entering orders or researching item availability
- Ability to combine across warehouses to see total availability of any given part number
- Ability to create custom work benches and link / drill down as desired based on these Integrator objects and relationships
- Add / change attributes and columns to be shown in the various views
- You get both products bundled into one package to instantly increase customer service levels
