Sales line reservation using explosion support for Planning Optimization
When using BOM lines together with Planning optimization the BOM line items are not reserved with Sales orders. The functionality works with the Legacy Master planning which is deprecated. This feature is coming at some point in the future to Planning optimization.
Each possi...
Let the planning optimization engine and the trade agreements processing to consider the unit conversions for the items while genertating the requirements
The planning optimization does not consider item different units; therefore, it does not fetch the correct trade agreement price for the requirements planned orders.
In conclusion, the planning optimization does not respect unit conversion.
For instance, if we have 3 tra...
DDMRP: Specify spike threshold as a percentage of the red zone
Currently the spike threshold can only be specified as a quantity on the item coverage record. Can this be changed to a percentage of the red zone please as this is the typical way the spike is defined?
Also, can the spike threshold also be moved and or added to the item cove...
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...
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.
Production lead time planning with active routes - Planning Optimization
Have the ability to have planning use the Production lead time from Item coverage on a product for planning but have active routes for costing purposes.
Issue:
If I set the Production lead time on the Item coverage and override Capacity time fence to 0 ...
Item Coverage Being Able to Source from Multiple Warehouses
Within item coverage, one can easily specify multiple warehouses to transfer material from one warehouse. For example multiple stores transferring material from one DC. However, there is a need in some industries that have material stored in many warehouses, to look into each of those warehous...
Optimize UI for net requirements
Our client is an international manufacturer planning 4 years ahead due to long lead times and have monthly forecast as well as lots of sales orders. They may store the same item in multiple warehouses and are frequently using pegging to analyze planned orders. Unfortunately, the net requiremen...
Dual safety stock levels
Add a second safety stock level of "Critical" level or similar name on Item coverage and provide the following additional Coverage group setting "Restrict Action messages for safety stock violations" with the following options:
o Never
o Always
o For flagged Approved plann...
Planned orders for CW items and requirement CW quantity
Hello,
We can't firm Planned Purchase Orders (PPO) when using CW items because the requirement CW quantity is not populated in the planned purchase order.
You wrote that feature is not supported yet.
We need that feature to avoid modifying all PPO before firming them.
T...