About the Planner

By comparing an order against a long-term plan for your shop floor, the Planner provides real-time projections of when you can satisfy the order. For example, during the order entry process, the Planner may consider the new order against other existing orders and the capacity of your shop floor and return a realistic completion date.

The long-term plan includes all current demands, supply orders, on-hand inventory, the routings and bills of material for all end items and components, your shifts, and resource information.

This chapter describes the considerations the Planner uses when generating a plan.