Vendor Managed Inventory

Vendor Managed Inventory enables you to manage the inventory at the customer's location. Customers can set up the minimum and maximum stock levels required for an item enabled for maintenance by a supplier.

Using Oracle iSupplier Portal, you can view these minimum and maximum levels and also view the current on-hand quantities for that item at the customer location. You have the option of triggering the replenishment requests from this page to ensure that the stock quantity is maintained at the customer location.

On the Product tab, on the Supplier Item Results page, click the VMI icon. From the Vendor Managed Inventory Status page, your search results are displayed with detailed information about the status of each item you included in your search and links to enter replenishment information. You then initiate replenishment requests for the item.

Note: You can save searches that you use frequently by clicking Personalize, entering your search criteria, and then saving by clicking Apply. Personalize also enables you to customize the information that is displayed when you view the VMI Search page.

To generate supply requests:

  1. Search for the items you are responsible for.

  2. Review the replenishment method for the item.

  3. If the method for the item is Buyer or Supplier Initiates Release; you then select the item, enter the quantity, and click Release.

  4. If the method for the item is Manual Requisition; you click the enter requisition icon in the Create Requisition column. On the Enter Order Details page, enter a quantity, need-by date, and other details of the order as required by the customer.

Once you have completed and submitted the replenishment request, you will receive a confirmation message that contains the request identifier. You can use the request identifier to monitor the progress of your request.

You can override the quantity with either of the manual types of replenishment methods. For Automatic Release method items, you can click the enter replenishment icon in the Create Requisition column and enter a quantity.