We have an instance where we’re ordering from a supplier that we schedule the pick ups. Often times, we let materials sit there until they have enough material for our flat bed or they have an item we’re in need of right away. It isn’t the best way to handle this type of thing, but to save costs, this is what I’m working with.
In any case, my buyer is getting hounded with suggestions for items that are complete at the supplier, but not in our inventory yet. Short of constantly changing dates, is there something else we can do to mark an item as complete, but not in inventory, to help alleviate some of the expedite suggestions?
Receiving has two stages. Arrived is when it arrives at the gate or dock and received is when it unloaded and moves into inventory. I don’t know how suggestions would react, but I would try treating the completed quantities as arrived they would show in a time phase as arrived, but not be “on hand” until that receipt was marked as received.
