Supplier Reorder Suggestions

Overview

This task aggregates product reorder suggestions by supplier and updates supplier records with summarized replenishment recommendations. This enables procurement workflows by providing a supplier-centric view of which products need to be reordered and in what quantities.

Identifier

When to Use

Enable this task when you:

• Want supplier records to include aggregated reorder suggestions
• Use the supplier list view for procurement planning
• Need to identify which suppliers require purchase orders
• Want to streamline the reordering workflow

Configuration Properties

This task has no configurable properties.

Behavior

What It Does

1. Iterates through all suppliers in the system
2. For each supplier, retrieves reorder suggestions from the analytics engine
3. Aggregates suggestions by warehouse/store location
4. Updates the supplier record with summarized reorder data
5. Clears reorder suggestions from suppliers that no longer have any

Aggregated Data per Supplier

Each supplier's reorder suggestions include per-warehouse breakdowns with:

• Warehouse Code: The location requiring stock
• Quantity: Total units currently in stock
• Reorder Quantity: Recommended quantity to order
• Count: Number of distinct products needing reorder
• Orders to Purchase: Pending orders requiring this stock
• Suggested Reorder Quantity: System-calculated optimal order quantity

Prerequisites

• The Analytics Reorder Suggestions task must have run to generate source data
• Suppliers must be defined and linked to products
• Products must have supplier associations

Data Source

This task consumes data from the analytics reorder suggestion engine, which analyzes:

• Current inventory levels vs. minimum stock thresholds
• Historical sales velocity
• Pending orders requiring allocation
• Lead times and safety stock requirements

Side Effects

• Updates the ReorderSuggestions property on supplier records
• Suppliers with no reorder needs have this property set to null
• Does not modify product, inventory, or analytics data

Example Configuration

{
    "ImplementationType": "SupplierReorderSuggestionsScheduledTask",
    "Schedule": "0 4 * * *",
    "IsDisabled": false
}

Recommended Schedule

Run daily during off-peak hours (0 4 * * * - 4:00 AM), after the analytics reorder suggestions task has completed. Procurement planning is typically done daily, so once-per-day execution is usually sufficient.

Schedule this task to run after:

• Analytics Reorder Suggestions (Full or Delta)
• Inventory sync tasks (if using external inventory sources)

Related Tasks

• Analytics Reorder Suggestions - Generates the source reorder data (dependency)
• Analytics Reorder Suggestions Delta - Updates reorder data based on inventory changes