Delivery planning
Delivery time is calculated on the basis of the various time fields imported from delivery alternatives for purchase and production orders, and from stock balances for sales, consumed goods, hire and loan orders.
The following fields are imported for the various transaction types:
| Transaction type | Adm. time | Lead time | Transport time | Production time | Assemble time | Disassemble time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Sales | X | X | X | X | ||
| 2 - Hire | X | X | X | |||
| 3 - Loan | X | X | X | |||
| 4 - Adjustment/internal issue | ||||||
| 5 - Further processing | X | X | X | X | ||
| 6 - Purchase | X | X | ||||
| 7 - Production | X | X | X | |||
| 8 - Stock transfer |
Lead time
Lead time is the time it takes from the product being ordered from the relevant supplier until the supplier is ready to deliver it. The Lead time and Transport time fields added together comprise the minimum number of days it will take from the goods being ordered until you can receive the goods.
The Lead time field is suggested from the Delivery alternative table. If you change the lead time or the transaction date/week in the order line, a new value will be calculated in the Required delivery date/ Required delivery week fields.
If you want a purchase order to have a specific delivery method in an order line, select this in the Del. alt. no. field. When you enter the row (line number) in the Delivery alternative table that you want to use in the purchase order, the quantity, unit and lead time are suggested on the basis of this. In this event the product number and description will also be replaced by the supplier's product number and description in the printout of both inquiries and purchase orders.
A dedicated field shows whether the sales order lines will be beyond the lead time. This means that the confirmed delivery date is later than the current date plus total lead time.
You can enter preferences for the customer or order for Reserve on save to take place only if the order line falls inside the lead time. You make this selection in the dialog for the Order options field in the order.
If you select the Inside lead time processing in the Stock balance/Stock change tables you can update quantities in orders within the lead time. Dedicated fields display Stock incl. changes and Stock inside lead time.
Calculation of confirmed delivery date for sales order lines
In the Required delivery date/ Required delivery week fields, you can override the delivery date or week that appears in the order head.
If you select the Update orders processing, Business NXT recalculates the confirmed delivery date for order lines that were not updated on the basis of the purchase order lines for the affected sales orders. This is done in respect of the order lines that are to be delivered collectively and then given the latest of the confirmed delivery dates.
The Company information table contains the Calculate delivery date field, where you can specify whether Business NXT is to complete date and time fields and calculate the confirmed delivery date.
When referring to the Stock balance table Business NXT retrieves the lead times to the order lines at the same time. If you change the confirmed delivery date, the order line status flags for Confirmed by supplier and Sent from supplier are deleted.
Calculating lead time
The total lead time is calculated on the basis of administration time plus lead time for the supplier plus transport time.
The total lead time is suggested from the Associate table for the Delivery alternative table, then on to the Purchase orders lines and Stock balance rows for the supplier.
Delivery-free weekdays and holidays
In the Company information table, you can enter delivery-free weekdays, and in the Holiday table you can enter date intervals.
This affects the confirmed delivery date in sales order lines and the arrival/departure date in purchase order lines.