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There are 2 warehouses. One warehouse(A) from where we deliver to customer and from where we receive from vendors. The other warehouse(B) is a bulk warehouse. If there is not enough stock from a specific product in warehouse A this stock must be refilled from warehouse B.

MRP planning should check the total stock of warehouse A and B. If total stock is below a specified minimum quantity AX should generate a planned purchase order.

MRP planning should check the stock in warehouse A. If stock of a specific product is below a specified minimum AX should generate a planned transfer order from warehouse B to warehouse A.

How to setup in AX2012 R2 CU9?

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Guy Terry 28,924 Moderator on at

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Sounds.... impossible? If you set the Default order type on Warehouse A to Purchase, you will get your POs in to Warehouse A, but you will not get planned transfers from Warehouse B.

If you set the Default order type on Warehouse A to Transfer, you will get your planned transfers from Warehouse B to Warehouse A, but you won't get planned purchases into Warehouse A.

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Konrad U 804 on at

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It would be better handled by different stocking locations in one warehouse. Is there any financial reason for two warehouses?

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ZvikaR 168 on at

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@Guy Terry - does MRP not have the functionality to set "chain" of replenishment? Replenish A from B using transfers, and if there is not enough in B, then create purchase orders to replenish it through PO?

to my non-expert eyes this looks like a pretty common business scenario?

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It looks like a pretty common business scenario but according to the experts not possible to set up in AX.

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Konrad U 804 on at

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Not common. Inventory usually flows from vendor to dock to stocking location to sales or shop floor. "chain" defines a path, to have two paths is not "chain". In your scenario there is no way to manage the bulk warehouse other than manually. Typical advanced warehousing schemes replenish from bulk locations to pick locations and optimize intra-warehouse movement. Most companies over use warehouses.

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Guy Terry 28,924 Moderator on at

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Hi Zvika,

Yes, MRP can chain replenishment of warehouses, such that you could, for example, purchase in to one warehouse, sell from another and use transfers from the first warehouse to the second as required. But this is not exactly what the original post is asking for.

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