Using order minimum/multiple

The MATL.ORDMIN and ORDMULT parameters allow you to produce items in a minimum lot size (ORDMIN) and in a specific multiple (ORDMULT). Minimum and multiple are lot sizes for manufactured items and are the supply order sizes recommended for purchased items. A value of 0 or 1 indicates that the system does not enforce minimum or multiple.

For example, a manufactured item has an order minimum of 10 and a multiple of 5. A demand for a quantity of 12 generates a planned order. Instead of generating the planned order for a quantity of 12, the Planner plans a quantity of 15 because the multiple is 5. Other demands may then use the excess quantity of 3.