You can create safety stock rules for a specific node within a distribution group so that
the inventory can be withheld from network availability. You can also apply the safety stock rule
against a specific item. When you apply the node location aggregate for the network safety stock
rule, the node level safety stock that belongs to the target network is provided.
Node location aggregate for a network safety stock rule
In this scenario, during an availability request, the safety stock amount is derived from the
ship nodes in the distribution groups.
Example 1: There are two networks with distribution groups that are called DG1 and DG2
with the following supply across N1 and N2 ship nodes:
Table 1. DG1 network
| Network |
Ship nodes |
Supply |
| DG1 |
N1 |
5 |
| N2 |
6 |
Table 2. DG2 network
| Network |
Ship nodes |
Supply |
| DG2 |
N1 |
5 |
| N2 |
6 |
The total network availability is 11 qty for either DG since they both manage the same nodes.
Next, the following safety stock (SS) settings are applied:
Table 3. Safety stock settings
| Network |
Safety stock setting |
| N1 |
1 |
| N2 |
2 |
| DG1 |
Uses node level aggregate |
| DG2 |
5 |
Note: DG2 uses standard network safety settings.
Results: Now, a network availability request comes in for the distribution groups that
results in the following availability:
Table 4. Network
availability request
| Network |
Availability |
| DG1 |
(N1 - N1 - SS) + (N2 - N2 - SS) = (5 - 1) + (6 - 2) = 8 |
| DG2 |
N1 + N2 - SS = (5 + 6 - 5) = 6 |