Supplier Schedules
Supplier schedules are period-oriented schedules that are generated on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. They have their roots in practices developed by the automotive industry.
• The automotive industry requires the communication of releases and the sending of Advance Ship Notices (ASNs).
Note: Some companies pay only from the ASN.
• Supplier schedules allow automotive companies to maintain an uninterrupted flow of work through manufacturing, while maintaining minimum levels of inventory.
Companies using supplier scheduling share a common profile:
• High production volumes
• Long-term commitments with suppliers
• Frequent shipments from suppliers
• Normally use EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)—in QAD Enterprise Applications, the EDI eCommerce module
