A retailer has a simple fulfillment network with one internal distribution center (DC). The retailer would now like to introduce a new line of merchandise that will be shipped directly to the customer by a third party logistics (3PL) facility. How should the sourcing rules be set up to accommodate the new line of merchandise?
A fashion retailer would like to start taking pre-orders for an upcoming new line of merchandise. Orders get stamped with the advertised release date of the merchandise. To prevent spurious procurements from being triggered, the retailer wants the orders to be sourced only a few days ahead of the inventory being available. Which option will address this requirement?
A buyer sends details of an order in the form of a flat file. A developer needs to create a service that will read this flat file and, based on its contents, transform it into XML to create an order in the IBM Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite. Which nodes does the developer need to create for this service?
A return order has been released and the return items are ready to be received. What is the first step that needs to be taken on the Return Order in the Application Console to initiate the receiving process?
In a current implementation of IBM Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite, only default demand types are used. A sales order is created for an Item with a quantity of 10 and the order is in "Created" status. What will be the status of the inventory demand for this Item quantity 10?
All of the items that are part of orders being shipped need to be picked from the storage location and packed to be made ready for shipping. To achieve this, users need to be notified at least 12 hours before the Requested Shipment Date of an order. Which approach will help accomplish this?
A customer calls the call-center to initiate a return. However, the customer does not have a sales receipt of the sales order. How can this return order be created in the system?
Due to the large number of orders coming from a particular customer, a developer decides to dedicate some workers to work on orders of only that particular customer. How can the developer implement this?