The message is meant to enable the retailer to build his article base in an automated process. While the information about the single item is not dependent on the scenario the selected items are. In classic preorder and VMI only the articles are selected, which are ordered or delivered. In CRP an special selection of articles is sent
Information about changes in the order during the preproduction phase
Generalities or notes about the usage
This document is sent by the producer to inform the retailer about changes to his order due to changes in the production scheme. (Cancellation of the product, change in time scale)
By this the expectations of the retailer are corrected
The despatch advice document is sent from a supplier to a buyer to announce a delivery in general.
Generalities or notes about the usage
Mostly the despatch advice is send at the same time as the shipment takes place because only then the
information has sufficient quality. It has to arrive before the goods. In the “despatch advice delivery based” message the despatched items are organized in despatch lines to
facilitate the checking against the Order.
The despatch advice document is sent from a supplier to a buyer to announce a delivery in general.
Generalities or notes about the usage
Mostly the despatch advice is send at the same time as the shipment takes place because only then the
information has sufficient quality. It has to arrive before the goods. In the “despatch advice package based” message the despatched items are organized in Transport
Handling Logistic Units to facilitate the checking against the Transport Handling Units (and contained
items) that will be received.
Information that the planning phase is finished and no more changes are to be expected
Generalities or notes about the usage
If the change order response is used to synchronize the systems this document telss the retailer that no more changes are to be expected. By this it has the quality of an order confirmation.
Order data of an order placed by other means (fair, showroom, phone,…) sent by the producer to the retailer
Generalities or notes about the usage
It is not an order confirmation but just an information. The transfer should happen very shortly after the placement of the order (24 hours).
The rules about the scope of an order from the order document apply
This document is used in the context of the VMI scenario to initiate a return of goods. The producer is requesting products which are badly sold either for use in other places or just to free the area from it.
Report of movement of goods between the locations of a retailer
Generalities or notes about the usage
This document is used to provide information about movement of a certain quantity of items between the locations of a retailer.
The ship-to and the ship-from branch are mentioned. The information is normally provided when the items are shipped.
The retailer informs the producer about the quantities of each item which are on stock. This is necessary because sales are not the only reasons items leave the shop. It is needed either for planning purposes (VMI) or financial handling of the gap.
Related to each delivery an invoice is sent from the producer to the retailer. At the moment it is not always possible to supplant the paper invoice by the electronic document. This is due to the different tax laws in Europe. For the future this is expected.
An order is always meant for one location and one date. In case of CRP (the only use of the order inside our scenarios) it is the weekly order for the replenishment of a certain shop
The document is used to transfer price changes especially concerning sales prices from the producer to the retailer. This can be either mark-downs or promotional activities.
The receiving advice document is sent from a buyer to a supplier to announce that the ordered goods have
been received.
Generalities or notes about the usage
The receiving advice document is sent from a buyer to a supplier to announce that the ordered goods have
been received. In the “receiving advice delivery based” message the received items are described in receipt lines and
there is no information about Transport Handling Units.
The receiving advice document is sent from a buyer to a supplier to announce that the ordered goods have
been received.
Generalities or notes about the usage
The receiving advice document is sent from a buyer to a supplier to announce that the ordered goods have
been received. In the “receiving advice package based” message the received items are described according to their
organization in recived Transport Handling Units.
This document contains the information about the sales
at a certain location
on a certain day
for a certain item (EAN code)
with a certain price (one line per price really paid)
The payload is the quantity of that item at that price.
The information is used for the planning of deliveries in VMI or for the issuing of a concession invoice, if such financial model is chosen.