The activities associated with the receiving and responding to customer inquiries. This includes responding to inquiries on product availability, lead times, transportation costs.
Use cases
- Inquiry in product availability (stock)
- Request for a quote for product; quotation of the total cost (price and transportation costs) for a delivery under an existing contract or general terms and conditions
- Order status inquiry
Notes
Inquiries within the Supply Chain domain differ from inquiries in the Sales & Support domain. A Sales & Support inquiry is an inquiry to establish a relationship between the Buying and Selling parties. This relationship is in many industries established by means of a contract. Process Inquiry generally occurs after such relationship is established. Activities –such as quotations to non-customers– are typically not included in this process.
A quotation may or may not reserve inventory until the quote expires.
Distribution Costs
Order Management Cost
Available-To-Promise
Quote-to-Cash
Inquiry-to-Order
Request for Quote
Quotation
Incoterms
Hierarchy
| ID | Name | Level | x | | D1 | Deliver-From-Stock | 2 | D1 |
| D101 | Process Inquiry | 3 | D101 |
Workflow
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