Per the GCS2 definitions, Procurement must see the entire Planning Horizon of released requirements to be able to plan the procurement and their consolidated receipt. It is important that Procurement has the visibility to negotiate long term agreements rather than the usual spot buying. This applies to finished goods (procured for Distribution) as well as Materials for Production. Totally configured to the SCM model of the company.
Deliverables
- A Procurement function trained to plan and execute the procurement of:
1. Finished Goods, and/or
2. Materials - Software to plan and create the Procurement order to be sent to the ERP. The SISPLAN module tokes the Planning Horizon of released requirements (FG or Materials) and optimizes the receipts by type of container to receive them on time while minimizing the excess inventory.
Requirements
- A GCS2 Diagnostic.
- An Inventory Replenishment software that generates and releases the inventory requirements to fulfill the Demand Plan (Finished Goods) or the Master Production Scheduling Plan (for Materials).
- A Procurement function configured by Supplier(s) to carry out the responsibility.
- The Procurement module of SISPLAN