Allocation: Components of an Allocation Table
Use
The allocation table in made up of various components. The following is a short description of the main ones:
An allocation table has one header.
The header contains information such as the allocation table number, the organizational levels for which it is valid (purchasing organization and purchasing group) and a header text.
An item is assigned to the header.
Each allocation table can have a number of items. An item contains information such as the items category, the article number, the planned quantity, the allocation rule or site group used and the item status.
A site group is assigned to an allocation table item.
The information displayed on the site group includes the number of the site group, the number of sites assigned to it, the quotas and the planned quantities.
A site is assigned to a site group.
The information displayed on the site includes the number of the site, the planned quantity for the site and supply source.
A distribution center is assigned to one or more sites.
The information displayed on the distribution center includes the number of the distribution center, the planned quantity and the external vendor supplying the distribution center.
A delivery phase is assigned to a site/distribution center.
The information displayed on the delivery phase includes the delivery date, the order date and the delivery quantity.
Allocation Table Set-Up
The following is a simplified example of how an allocation table can be set up. Allocation rule 17 is used to determine how merchandise in a particular merchandise category is split up among the sites in site group R0021. The merchandise is split up in the ratio 6:4 between the two sites R151 and R152 in the site group. Variants 1 and 2 are to be allocated for the generic article 1.
Item |
Article |
Alloc. rule |
Site group |
Site |
Quantity |
10 |
Single article 1 |
17 |
2000 | ||
|
R0021 |
2000 | ||||
|
R151 |
1200 | ||||
|
R152 |
800 | ||||
20 |
Generic article 1 |
17 |
1000 | ||
|
R0021 |
1000 | ||||
|
R151 |
600 | ||||
|
R152 |
400 | ||||
30 |
Variant 1 of item 20 |
17 |
700 | ||
|
R0021 |
700 | ||||
|
R151 |
420 | ||||
|
R152 |
280 | ||||
40 |
Variant 2 of item 20 |
17 |
300 | ||
|
R0021 |
300 | ||||
|
R151 |
180 | ||||
|
R152 |
120 |