To use supplier shipping and planning schedules, you must set up the same base data required for purchase orders, including purchased items and supplier addresses. In addition, to automatically generate schedules based on item requirements from MRP, you must set up the base data and parameter values required by MRP, including item planning data.

For information on setting up and running MRP, see User Guide: QAD Manufacturing.

Supplier Schedules Setup Flow illustrates a typical workflow for setting up the additional schedule-related data required to use supplier planning and shipping schedules. Each of these steps is discussed in detail in the following sections.