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Tag: Master Planning

  • Comparison: “Use futures date as requirement date”

    Comparison: “Use futures date as requirement date”

    Setup

    Master plan setup – Use futures date as requirement date

    pl-PO Use Futures date as Requirement date = Yes

    20161115_01
    pl-PO Use Futures date as Requirement date = No

    20161115_02
    pl-PO + pl-Prod Use Futures date as Requirement date = No

    20161115_03

    Coverage group – Action Basis Date

    Action Basis date = Requirement date

    20161115_04
    Action Basis date = Futures date

    20161115_05

    Test cases

    Scenario

    Sales order with confirmed delivery date: 16.11.2016; the lead time setup of the purchase item (M0009) doesn’t allow the PO to be on time.

    20161115_06

    pl-PO Use Futures date as Requirement date = Yes; Action Basis date = Requirement date

    20161115_07

    pl-PO Use Futures date as Requirement date = Yes; Action Basis date = Futures date

    20161115_08

    pl-PO Use Futures date as Requirement date = No; Action Basis date = Requirement/Futures date

    Note: Changing Action Basis date does not have an affect

    20161115_09

    pl-PO + pl-Prod Use Futures date as Requirement date = No; Action Basis date = Futures/Requirement date

    Note: Changing Action Basis date does not have an affect

    20161115_10

    Recommendation

    USE: Use Futures date as Requirement date = Yes; Action Basis date = Requirement date

    With this setting the system tells you what is late and what you should try to do about it.