Impacts of sourcing models

Review the information on various sourcing models, and how Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation handles each one of them.

So far, sourcing discussions have been related to system determination of the sourcing location and expected dates for determining product availability. Depending on the sourcing model used for sourcing the product, however:

The following section discusses the sourcing models and how they are handled:

Sourcing model A

If you ship from stock in one of the locations owned by your organization (or the same legal entity or node marked as "3PL location"), Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation handles inventory lookup, shipping notification, and inventory updates as follows:

Sourcing model B

If you drop ship from a partner. (Shipping location belongs to a different legal entity and not marked as "3PL location"), Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation handles inventory lookup, shipping notification, and inventory updates as follows:

The partner organization (vendor) requires a purchase order.

Note that the only inventory model supported for this type of organization is "Inventory maintained as part of Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation".

Sourcing model C

If you procure inventory from a partner and ship from your own location, Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation handles inventory lookup, shipping notification, and inventory updates as follows:

For calculations of shipping dates, see Procurement purchase order. Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation includes the transit time between the procurement location and shipping location to calculate the final ship date. Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation also takes into consideration the receiving calendar and receipt processing time for the final shipping node.

Sourcing model D

If you procure inventory from another location owned by you and ship from another owned location, Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation handles inventory lookup, shipping notification, and inventory updates as follows:

For calculations of shipping dates, please see Procurement transfer order. Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation includes the transit time between the procurement location and shipping location to calculate the final ship date.