Vendor Managed Inventory

- by Guruprasad Pasupulety *

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The second VMI transaction informs the customer what product to expect from the supplier. There are two transactions being used for this function. The most frequently used is the Purchase Order Acknowledgment, referred to as the 855. This document contains the product numbers and quantities ordered by the supplier on the customer's behalf. A few customers skip the 855 and rely on the Advance Ship Notice (856) to alert them to the order and shipment. This document differs from the 855 in both timing and content. The 856 is sent after the shipment has been made instead of at the time of the order. The 856 contains only the part numbers shipped as well as additional information such as carrier and waybill information. For the purposes of VMI, either of these documents work well if properly implemented.

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