Forecast Look Ahead

This field applies to MRP and APS.

The parameter lets you set the number of days into the future to look for forecasts to be consumed by customer orders during a run of MRP Planning or APS Planning. When a customer order is entered in order entry, the system begins at the customer order item due date and looks this number of manufacturing days into the future for forecast orders to be consumed by the customer order.

Note: The system uses the Forecast Look Ahead field on the Planning Parameters form only if this same field is not entered on the Product Codes form.

Caution:

If the Use Co or Forecast parameter is set to Both, and you change either this parameter or the Look Behind parameter values, the system may reevaluate forecast consumption for all items, and this process may take a long time.