Kanban Purchase Receipt

Explanation

Use this activity to record inventory replenishment from an external supplier in a Kanban circuit. The system communicates replenishment requests, such as Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, or JIT Supplier Schedules, to an external supplier. The standard purchase receiving transactions are used to close the loop on the replenishment request, updating the inventory status for the Kanban location.

Prerequisites

This activity requires the existence of an active Kanban circuit with electronic replenishment signals enabled for a replenishment source of Supplier.

System Effects

As a result of this activity the system creates a purchase receipt, signifying the receipt of inventory into the appropriate Kanban location.

Window

Register Purchase Order Arrivals

Related Window Descriptions

Register Purchase Order Arrivals

Procedure

Use the standard purchase arrival transactions to receive the goods to the Kanban location.