Multiple FORECAST AND MASTER plans

Support of multiple plans for forecast and master scheduling

Use multiple plans to simulate material and capacity requirements based on different conditions

Forecast scheduling

Based on sales and purchase forecasts

Gives you an overview of long-term purchase, production and resource requirements

Master scheduling

Provides you with an overview of short-term purchase, production and resource requirements based on existing orders and/or forecast scheduling

The result is planned production, purchase and transfer orders and net requirements.

Time fences

Located on forecast plans and master plans. Options for time fence control include:

·          Coverage – how long into the future should we look

·          Explosion – how long into the future must we break down BOMs

·          Capacity – how long into the future must we take capacity into consideration

·          Freezing – how many days into the future should the existing plan be locked

·          Firming – period for automatic creation of purchase orders and production orders

Coverage groups

A coverage group enables different time fence controls to be attached to different items.

The coverage group contains all item planning parameters

Coverage code

Coverage codes are inventory replenishment rules. Options for different coverage codes include: Manual, Min/max, Period, Lot for lot.

Scheduling methods

Two different levels of scheduling: operations scheduling and job scheduling. Scheduling options include:

·          Finite or infinite capacity and materials scheduling

·          Backwards or forwards scheduling

·          Detailed scheduling by day, hours and minutes

Planned orders

Planned purchase, production and transfer orders are the result of master planning. They can be modified, deleted or accepted

Future messages

Future messages flag orders that cannot be delivered on the requested date. The future message is the earliest possible delivery date based on materials and capacity requirements.

Action messages

Action messages are used to reduce inventory. They suggest changes to existing orders and planned orders to:

·          Increase or decrease quantity

·          Postpone or advance the order

·          Or a combination of the above

Net requirements

Gives you visibility over the entire master scheduling process. View by day, week or month

Order promising

Sales order explosion gives you the ability to break down a BOM item, and calculate an earliest possible delivery date based on route and incoming items

Available-to-promise (ATP): calculates delivery date based on available inventory and current production orders.

Capable-to-promise (CTP): calculates delivery date based on available materials and production capacity.