Some customers send delivery schedules in weekly quantities to their component suppliers along with additional indicators that specify that these quantities are to be split up and delivered on certain days of the week. You define delivery intervals by assigning a key to the customer and marking the required delivery days for the key. When the system receives an incoming delivery schedule, it automatically divides up the weekly quantities into daily quantities and assigns them to the days that you have designated in the key.

You can also split monthly delivery quantities by selecting the Month field in the delivery interval key.

You assign an automobile manufacturer delivery interval key 01. They have asked that you deliver materials only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. You mark these days in the key.

Soon after, you receive a delivery schedule with a weekly schedule line for 60 pieces. The system automatically divides the quantity and assigns them to the three days according to key 01.

Result: The automobile manufacturer receives 20 pieces each on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.