Just-in-time delivery networks often cause short-term failures, delays or changes in the supply of production parts. Accordingly, buyers require an advanced tool to prioritise the wide range of parts categorized as missing. Based on the list of prioritised missing parts, buyers need to know which partial deliveries they should insist on and which delivery delays they can accept. The objective is to ensure on time order fulfilment ranked by customer importance or other KPIs.
The extended missing parts list summarises information of the missing part, the affected orders across all stages of the logistics chain and thus all affected customer requirements.
The effects resulting from missing parts are tracked along the entire logistics chain, enabling helpful statements about quantities and sales at risk.
Transaction CO24 in SAP ERP / SAP S/4HANA lists information on the missing parts and the orders directly affected by them. In addition to this, ORSOFT’s extended missing parts list supports the entire logistics chain: