DDMRP: Include all items in the Decoupling by net flow form
When we look at the DDMRP form "Decoupling points by net flow" it will only include items that are decoupled (buffered). It would be nice to have all items (buffered / non-buffered) in the same view as the net flow view, with an indications of the plannin...
Ability to load external historic transactions to calculate the ADU for DDMRP
When setting up DDMRP with Planning Optimization we have the following challenge:
Currently the average daily usage (ADU) calculation based on past, requires historic transactions (InventTrans) for several days, but by the time we go live this history will not be available. S...
Thank you for your input! If it gets voted, we will consider it for the long term roadmap.
Sincerely,
Beatriz Nebot Gracia
Product Manager, Microsoft
Resource capabilities plan for 'best resource' based on priority in forward planning
My understanding from a Microsoft ticket ,2311300040012741, is that resource capabilities will alter the resource to the best capacity in backward planning, but when neither resource achieves the ship date and it switches to forward planning, MRP will resort to the priority 1 machine without c...
Negative days and DDMRP coverage groups
New coverage groups have been created recently to manage DDMRP method into D365. Globally these new coverage groups are great and it is nice to have these options. However negative days are not considered by DDMRP model.
Thanks for your input. Negative days are intentionally not considered in DDMRP.
This is due to the fact that the goal with DDMRP is always to maintain a stock buffer of the product so that stockouts do not occur. And in case that the net flow is below the reorder point, indicating that the buffer should be refilled, then an order will be created. The order will come a lead time into the future, so it is true that it is expected to come at that point in time, and if it comes later, it can result in a stockout and in the situarion that is on your business case:
"Let's say we've got an item with no stock. Sales orders (SO) are placed and confirmed for next week. There are purchase orders (PO) to cover the requirements. Unfortunately , according to POs confirmed delivery dates, POs are coming next month. So it is much to late to respect the confirmed shipping date of SOs.
When I'm running MRP, the projected stock for the next couple of days is negative."
It is expected that you update the lead times to be realistic lead times, so the case mentioned above is the exception and not the rule. Or another option, if you have very variable parameters, is that you create more frequent planned purchase orders for replenishing the buffer - which is achieved by adjusting the lead time parameter (on the coverage group) for the buffers needed. By lowering the parameter, the buffer zones will be affected (red and green, according to the formulas) by being diminished, and resulting in that you order more often.
DDMRP: Able to have a variability factor of more than 1 on the item coverage group
In many cases, a variability factor of more than 1 (100%) is required to adequate size the red / safety zone. Currently you cannot specify a value more than 1. We need to be able to specify a value more than 1.
Forecast Reduction Principle include Project for Items
When reduction principle by Transaction - order is utilized and a company has both project based and non-project (stock) forecast, any sales order to the specified customer on the project forecast will reduce the forecast for the project.
In order to fix this, the reduction pr...
Add demand, supply and minimum stock to Supply Schedule visuals
The supply schedule has a brilliant graph showing the planner the evolution of stock levels. However, it would be great if the visual would also show:
- Demand
- Supply
- Minimum stock
It would allow the planner to visually spot where the ...
Overview of planning for multiple items
Currently, there is a form or report that gives planners overview of planning (Supply schedule) for one item,
It would be better to see the same supply schedule form for multiple items, not in a consolidated way, but separately for all the items.
Item group ID or buyer group can b...
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Thanks for your input! If it gets voted, we will consider adding it to our long term roadmap.
Sincerely,
Beatriz Nebot Gracia
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft