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 Various fields are imported, depending on the transaction type.
See the table below for which fields are imported for the various transaction types.
| Trans.type | Adm. time | Lead time | Transport time | Production time | Assemble time | Disassemble time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sale | 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 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 alternatives 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/week field.
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 alternatives 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 box for the Order options field in the Order head subwindow.
If you select Processing/Inside lead time in the Stock balances/Stock changes tables you can update quantities in orders within the lead time. Dedicated fields display Stock including changes and Stock inside lead time.
Calculation of confirmed delivery date for sales order lines
In the Required delivery date/week fields you can override the delivery date or week that appears in the order head.
If you select Update order under Processing in the menu bar, Visma Business 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 Bedriftsopplysninger table contains the Calculate confirmed delivery dates field.
In the dialog box for this field you can specify whether Visma Business is to complete date and time fields and calculate the confirmed delivery date.
When referring to the Stock balances table Visma Business 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.
Visualisation - delivery date and arrival/departure date
Visma Business displays brackets around the value in the Confirmed delivery date field in sales order lines, and the arrival/departure date in purchasing and production order lines when:
Visma Business underlines the value in the Confirmed delivery date field in sales order lines, and the arrival/departure date in purchasing and production order lines when:
By selecting Processing/Processing method/Misc. you will come to the Purchase product check box. Here you can select the check box to define whether the product is a purchase product. You can visualise this option, for example in order documents, by calling up the Purchase product field in the order lines.
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 Associates table for the Delivery alternatives table, then on to the purchase order lines and stock balance rows for the supplier.
Delivery-free weekdays and holidays
In the Bedriftsopplysninger table you can enter delivery-free weekdays, and in the Holidays 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.