Vendor Managed Inventory, or VMI, enables users to manage local retailer egg perpetual inventory and facilitate automatic reordering. Most of the module's functionality is based on the the Scanbase module in CMC, which integrates to Prescient, a third party application that provides store sales aggregates.
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VMI Configuration Form
VMI configuration form allows users to specify which customers, locations and items can be managed for each division. In addition, they can specify the minimum perpetual inventory for each item. Then, the configuration information is used to determine when a product's inventory is below the threshold.
This form is used both as a search form and the starting point for creating new configuration records.
- To create a new configuration, users must enter Division, Customer, and Location.
- All parameters are optional for searching
Select a Division and hit Retrieve.
VMI Import Form
Prescient sends a CSV file via FTP containing sales units for different products and stores. This process loads the file and updates the vendor managed inventory to reflect the sales
VMI Adjustment Form
Users can alter the current inventory through this form
VMI Create Orders Form
Using the current VMI balance and the configuration minimum units setting, this process determines which stores need deliveries and creates orders for them with the required items
VMI Export Invoices Form
Once these orders have completed their logistics workflow and invoices have been created and registered, users can generate export files that will be sent to Prescient. In addition, this process updates the current balance to account for the invoiced quantities.
The file will be created in the folder which has the file path being set in the Export Directory, under Customer Order tab in System Settings.