Overview
This group includes the processes of manual or automatic filling, consolidation, adjustment and approval of purchase plans.
Business processes list
- Break down demand plan into purchasing requirements
- Convert production plan into purchase requirements
- Receive and analyze purchasing requirements
- Assign vendors and terms of purchase for purchasing requirements
- Assess external supply capacity and identify gaps
- Resolve supply capacity gaps by available means
- Create initial feasible purchase plans
- Align planned supply capacity with capacity requirements updates
- Align purchase plan with master planning decisions