Creating Future-Dated Purchase Orders

You can issue a purchase order for stock that will be received at a future date without affecting the projected inventory level (PIL) on the inventory inquire or inventory maintenance programs. The system does not consider the stock quantities on a future-dated purchase order as part of the PIL when it generates a Suggested P/O report.

Use the Purchase Order Entry program to create a future-dated purchase order. You must enter a required date and expected date that lies outside the system calculated Plenty Date.

Plenty date formula: Order Cycle + Lead Time - Days into Order Cycle

For example, a distributor orders a product today that the manufacturer promises to deliver at a much later date. The distributor does not want the PIL to include stock on order. This type of order happens rarely and including these stock quantities distorts normal average daily demand.

To create a future-dated purchase order:

  1. Create a purchase order.

  2. Change the Reqd Date and Receive Date fields to dates past the Plenty Date.

  3. Save your changes and exit the window.

See Also:

Creating Purchase Orders

Editing Purchase Orders