Transfers move inventory between branches without creating purchase orders and incurring additional procurement costs.
You can use transfer orders to procure an unavailable item for an order or reduce the number of items to purchase. In addition, you can replenish branches by transferring surplus stock from one branch to another and balance inventory between your branches. Unless there is a committed sale, transfers to a child branch are allowed only when the transfer does not cause the parent branch to fall below order point.
Use the Transfer Confirmation Queue to track requests from other branches. Use the Transfer Surplus Queue to create transfers from surplus quantities identified on the Suggested P/O Queue. These queues help you avoid having to make short buys.
The Suggested Auto Transfer program helps automate the transfer process for surplus inventory among the branches. Similar to the Suggested P/O Queue, items to be transferred to replenish branches are listed for review before converting the suggested transfers to actual transfers.
You can check on transfer completion with the Confirming Procurement Transfers program. During A/P Reconciliation, run the Transfer Register report for disputed items.
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