Purpose
In Order Optimizing, the system combines the quantities in open purchase requisitions and purchase orders and rounds off the total quantity. This enables you to make best possible use of the transport capacity available.
Process Flow
In SAP Retail, the following activities usually occur in sequence during the night:
See LO – Sales and Operations Planning:
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Requirements PlanningSee
Investment BuyingThe system uses the greater of the two quantities determined in steps 2 and 3.
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Automatic Load BuildingSee
Quantity OptimizingSee MM - Purchasing
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Quantity OptimizingYou then evaluate the results of automatic load building using a results list and if necessary build loads manually.
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List of Results of Automatic Load BuildingSee
Manual Load BuildingResults
The system generates the relevant purchase orders and adjusts the relevant documents.