EDI 830 - Planning Schedule with Release Capability

What is an EDI 830?
An EDI 830 also known as a "Planning Schedule with Release Capability," is an electronic business document sent by manufacturers to suppliers or vendors. This document provides a forecast of the quantities and timing of the products a company plans to purchase in the future.

The EDI 830 is a critical component of supply chain management, helping suppliers plan for production and ensure that they have the necessary materials and resources to meet their customers' demands. The information on the document is used by suppliers and vendors to automatically fulfill orders according to demand.

How to use an EDI 830?
When a manufacturer has a long-term partnership with a vendor or supplier, they could require the same goods frequently, possibly on a schedule. The EDI 830 document typically informs the supplier of the manufacturer's material requirements for the upcoming weeks and/or months. This Planning Schedule allows the supplier to plan resources such as labor and material, and to fulfill orders automatically based on the customer’s inventory levels.

The EDI 830 transaction set is commonly used in three ways: 
1. As a sales forecast
2. Sales forecast + authorization for the recipient to commit to resources
3. Sales forecast + order release levels
Typically, after the 830 document is received, an EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment is sent back, indicating it was successfully received.

EDI 830 Specification
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Planning Schedule with Release Capability Transaction Set (830) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business practice relative to the transfer of forecasting/material release information between organizations. The planning schedule transaction may be used in various ways or in a combination of ways, such as: (1) a simple forecast; (2) a forecast with the buyer's authorization for the seller to commit to resources, such as labor or material; (3) a forecast that is also used as an order release mechanism, containing such elements as resource authorizations, period-to-date cumulative quantities, and specific ship/delivery patterns for requirements that have been represented in "buckets," such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly. The order release forecast may also contain all data related to purchase orders, as required because the order release capability eliminates the need for discrete generation of purchase orders.

Sources

Accredited Standards Committee X12. ASC X12 Standard [Table Data]. Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc., Falls Church, VA. https://x12.org/index.php/products/transaction-sets