Fusion SCM Cloud – Implementing Back to Back Buy Flow

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Overview:

Sales Order demand triggers supply creation, and a link is established between the sales order and the supply Requisition / Purchase Order. Back-Back fulfillment is used when we prefer not to keep stock on-hand. Secondly, It provides 360 degree visibility of the supply creation and fulfillment process

Back to Back fulfillment is a 3 step process:

  • Creation of Sales Order
  • Creation of Supply Order: Purchase Requisition / Work Order / Transfer Order/On-Hand
  • Shipment of Sales Order

Back-to-Back Buy flow:

Implementation Steps:

Here are the detailed steps to implement Back-to-Back Buy flow:

  1. Enable Customer Sales Order fulfillment

By default, Procurement isn’t configured for Back-to-Back fulfillment. Enable Procurement to support Back-to-Back. The feature should be enabled for OM Drop Ship and Back-to-Back flows.

Navigation: Setup & Maintenance > Setup: Procurement > Actions > Change Feature Selection

2. Item Setup:

Setup the below item attributes for the back-to-back fulfillment

Navigation: Product Management > Product Information Management > Manage Items > Query for Item > Open the item > Specification

Order Management tab:

  • Back to Back enabled = Yes
  • Check ATP = Material Only or Material and Resource

Planning Tab:

  • Make or Buy = Buy

Purchasing Tab:

  • Purchased = Yes
  • Purchasable = Yes
  • Purchase price = < Some value>

Categories Tab: Assignment GOP ATP/Planning Category

2. Global Order Promising ATP Rules

Navigation: Order Management springboard > Global Order Promising tile > Task List > Manage ATP Rules

Note: For Back2Back, The Promise Mode should be Supply Chain availability search only.

3. Global Order Promising Sourcing Rules & Sourcing Assignment

  • Define sourcing rule where to buy the item from (Supplier & Supplier Site)

Navigation: Order Management springboard > Global Order Promising tile > Task List > Manage Sourcing Rules

  • Add sourcing assignment to the GOP Assignment

Navigation: Order Management springboard > Global Order Promising tile > Task List > Manage Assignment Sets

4. Order Management Parameters
Navigation: Setup & Maintenance > Manage Order Management Parameters

  • Preparer for Procurement

5. Global Order Promising Profile Options

Navigation: Setup & Maintenance > Manage Administration Profile Option Values

  • Setup default catalog for Sourcing Assignment
  • Setup GOP sourcing Assignment Set

6. Blanket Purchase Agreement:

This is an optional step. It helps to create the purchase order automatically, Once the Purchase requisition is created from the Supply Order. Otherwise Buyer to create the purchase order manually.

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