Planned Mfg Supply Switching
This parameter applies only to planned orders (PLNs) for manufactured items. The Planned Mfg Supply Switching parameter appears on the Planning Parameters form and on the Items form. For the system to apply the switching, you must enable the parameter on the Planning Parameters form AND on each Items record you want to affect. Clearing the parameter on the Planning Parameters form disables it for all items.
Caution:
This parameter slows the
performance of the APS Planning activity; therefore, in most cases you should NOT select
it. It is designed to address a specific problem: when the parent item in a bill of
material is defined with an Order Maximum value, and its component items are defined
with Order Minimum values, the system may create excess planned orders. You can enable
Planned Mfg Supply Switching to allow the system to reallocate the excess supplies
appropriately for these items.
Note: If a supply is cross-referenced to a demand,
it will not be affected by the Planned Manufactured Supply Switching
parameter.
Default: Do Not Select