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Different replenishment monitors are available on the Web user interface (Web UI) of SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) for interactive replenishment planning. In a replenishment monitor, the customer and supplier can get a quick overview of the demand and inventory situation of selected products at the customer location and of critical situations regarding the projected stock. Periods containing exception situations of the projected stock are highlighted in color. The supplier uses the replenishment monitor for interactive replenishment planning. He or she analyzes the planning situation and solves potential critical problems, for example by manually editing planned receipts. The customer can monitor the planning progress and conduct simulative planning in the replenishment monitor.

The various monitors support different standard replenishment variants. A replenishment monitor contains the key figures, planning services, and functions that are relevant for the respective replenishment variant.

Features

Replenishment Monitors for Standard Replenishment Variants

The following replenishment monitors are available in the Web application menu:

  • SMI Monitor

    You use the SMI Monitor when you want to control the replenishment planning with a minimum stock level, a maximum stock level, and a reorder point (such as the Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI) business scenario). The supplier must keep the projected stock between the minimum stock level and the maximum stock level. If the projected stock falls below the reorder point, the replenishment service fills the projected stock up to the maximum stock level. For the planned receipts, you can create advanced shipping notifications. You do use not replenishment orders in the SMI scenrio.

    You can use the file transfer application to download a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file that contains data for multiple location products, including ship-from location information, from the SMI Details screen (grid arrangement SMI Ship-From Location). You can process the data that you download offline, and upload your modifications back into the system. For more information, see File Transfer.

  • Min/Max Replenishment Monitor

    This monitor likewise supports scenarios in which you want to control replenishment planning with a minimum stock level, a maximum stock level, and a reorder point (such as the Supplier Managed Inventory with Replenishment Orders business scenario). Unlike the SMI Monitor, you can create replenishment orders for planned receipts in this monitor. You create ASNs for replenishment orders.

  • Responsive Replenishment Monitor (RR Monitor)

    This monitor supports replenishment planning in the Responsive Replenishment business scenario. In the Responsive Replenishment business scenario, the supplier must execute a lot-for-lot planning. The supplier can use deployment and the TLB. In addition, he or she can call different planning services directly (for example, the replenishment service and then the deployment service). The supplier uses replenishment orders, and if required, ASNs for the replenishment orders. Contrary to the other replenishment monitors, the supplier can consider promotion demands here and execute a replenishment planning for promotions.

Partner-Specific Web Screens

In the replenishment monitor, there is a customer-specific and a supplier-specific view. Various screens are available in the customer view and in the supplier view. In the customer view, the customer can only plan simulatively. For more information, see Web Screens for Replenishment Monitors.

Visualization of Exception Situations

In the replenishment monitor, periods in which the projected stock reaches a critical level are highlighted. This is to draw attention to critical projected stock situations. The color indicates the type of problem involved (for example, the projected stock has fallen below the minimum stock level or has exceeded the maximum stock level).

Meaning of Colors in the Replenishment Monitor

Color

Meaning

Green

The projected stock is between the minimum stock level and the maximum stock level (minimum stock level ≤ projected stock ≤maximum stock level).

Orange

The projected stock is below the minimum stock level but is not zero (0 < projected stock < minimum stock level).

Blue

The projected stock exceeds the maximum stock level (projected stock > maximum stock level).

Red

The projected stock is zero or negative (projected stock ≤0).

Note Note

The maximum stock level is not relevant for the RR Monitor (net-demand-based replenishment).

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Visible Customer Location Products

See Settings for Replenishment Planning.

Activities

You call the screens of a replenishment monitor in the Web application menu for SAP SNC under   Replenishment   <Monitor>  . In the Web menu, you can determine the visible time period and the period division (see Defining Time Buckets Profiles).