Sourcing

Sourcing is the process of determining from which node or supplier a product should be shipped.

In the most simplistic scenarios when you have just a single distribution center, you already know the shipping node. In such cases you can pre-specify the shipping node in the inquiry function or specify it on the order line. If this node is a firm pre-defined node, an order line is only sourced from that ship node. You need not do any sourcing configuration in this case.

However, if the node is not a firm pre-defined node, the remaining sourcing setup is used. If the node specified on the line is not a firm node or in more complex situations, you may have multiple nodes and suppliers from which you source the products.

The requirements for selection of the correct shipping location may be based on:

The following sections discuss the configuration required to achieve these requirements. When making sourcing and date decisions, Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation uses the configuration setup for the: