Replenish inventory overview
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack
The topics in this section provide information about how to replenish inventory.
Set up replenishment hierarchies
Set up replenishment service categories
Use cross docking to distribute products
Use buyer's push to distribute products
Typically, replenishment is performed at the head office. You can replenish the inventory at stores by using two methods:
Cross-docking – Create transfer orders that are based on purchase orders.
The term cross-docking originated in distribution warehouses. At these warehouses, trucks arrive on one side of the loading dock, the shipments are unloaded and reorganized by destination, and then the shipments are loaded onto outgoing trucks on the other side of the loading dock.
Buyer's push – Create original transfer orders.
Note
If the stores being distributed to are in another legal entity, sales orders and purchase orders are created.
For both methods, you can specify one of three distribution methods:
Distribution based on location weight
Distribution based on replenishment rules
Distribution of a fixed quantity to all stores
Before you can use either cross-docking or buyer's push to replenish inventory, you should set up the following elements:
Organization hierarchy
Replenishment rules
Service categories
Forms for the Replenishing inventory business process component
The following table lists the forms that support the Replenishing inventory business process component. The table entries are organized first by task, and then alphabetically by the name of the form that is used.
Note
To open some of the forms in the following table, you must enter information or parameter settings.
Business process component task |
Form name |
Usage |
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Set up replenishment. |
Organization hierarchies |
Create a hierarchy for a retail organization. |
Organization hierarchy purposes |
Assign a purpose to the retail organization hierarchy. |
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Replenishment rules |
Set up replenishment rules. |
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Service category |
Set up service categories. |
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Cross-dock. |
Planned cross docking |
Create cross-docking to create transfer orders for existing purchase orders. |
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Allocate inventory. |
Buyer's push |
Create transfer orders to distribute inventory among stores and warehouses. |