HI!
We are running an ERP (industry), without APO, implementation project with a customer and have the following problem.The customer needs to consider transport leadtime and admin/production leadtime at the vendors site. The customer (our client), buys the material EXW, and arrange the freight themselves. Sometimes it is shipped by air sometime it is shipped by boat.
The problem is that the PO we create based on the purchase requisitions do not state the dispatch date of the PO at the vendor, but our expected GR date, which will to some extent depend on our ability to arrange transport etc. The vendor can in this case not make any commerical commitment to when the goods will arrive, only when it will be dispatched.
Is there any suitable solution to manage this at PO creation level and confirmation of PO. I know it can be managed with inbound deliveries, but that does not help when it comes to issuing the PO.
I am grateful for any help!