This business process allows you plan expected goods receipts for a specific delivery date in line with various selection criteria.

The goods receipt planning facility allows you to schedule expected goods receipts from delivery schedules and purchase orders for a specific delivery date. The aim is to speed up the goods receipt processing process by planning deliveries. Goods receipt planning provides valuable information for logistics operations, helps you plan your staff and thus avoid bottlenecks.

The following types of planned or changed data are used as the basis for goods receipt planning:

• When delivery schedules are used by Purchasing instead of individual purchase orders or contract release orders, the quantity scheduled in the scheduling agreement is used as the basis for goods receipt planning. Schedule lines in a delivery schedule are also used for goods receipt planning.
• Purchase orders are also included. These can be open purchase orders, purchase orders for which partial deliveries have already been made or purchase orders for which the deliveries are late.