what does expected ship date on sales order do? Does it impact MRP or allocations?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

The Expected Ship Date on a Sales Order in NetSuite is a field that indicates when the items on the order are expected to be shipped. This date can be set manually or can be automatically calculated based on the setup in Setup > Accounting > Shipping, where you can define a default number of days for shipment. This predefined number of days is the gap between the sales order date and the expected ship date. The Expected Ship Date does not directly impact Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or allocations. However, it can indirectly influence these processes as it provides an estimate of when the goods should be ready for shipment, which can be used in planning and scheduling production and inventory management. It's important to note that the Expected Ship Date might not always match the "Earliest Availability" date. The "Earliest Availability" date is used by the sales team to set the "Supply required by date". When a Sales Order is approved, the "Expected ship date" is updated to match the date from the "Earliest Availability" popup. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******