Creating demand for time-phased order points

The Distribution Requirements Report is meant for items with a reorder policy set to: Time Phased Order Point. Reorder policy is set in Item Locations. With time-phased reordering, item reorder requirements and available stock are tracked over time.

  1. Sign in as Inventory Manager, and select Inventory Post And Close > Distribution Requirements Report.
  2. Run the program to print a report of distribution requirements. Specify this information:
    Company
    Select a company number.
    Location
    Select an inventory location. The report only includes items that are assigned to this location.
    Report Group
    Select a report group. The report only includes locations that are assigned to this report group.
    Requester
    Select a requester.
    Buyer
    Select a buyer to only include items that are assigned to this buyer.
    Inventory Major Class
    Select a major inventory class. The report only includes items that are assigned to this major inventory class.
    Update
    Decide whether to create an unreleased document for all planned orders within the Firm Order Period Cutoff parameter.
    Check Activity
    Decide whether to limit this report to items whose supply or demand has changed since the report was last run.
    Calendar
    Specify the name of the calendar used in production scheduling.
    Current Beginning Date
    Select the beginning period date.
    Planned Periods
    Determine the number of periods to calculate planned orders (up to 52).
    Firm Order Period Cutoff
    If you selected Yes in the Update field, type the period cutoff date. Planned orders will not be created after this date.
    Printing Period Cutoff
    Select a print cutoff date, so that items that create a planned order within this period cutoff are printed.
    Distribution Requirements Report
    Select a group to receive the report.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Use Planned Orders to view and update planned orders generated by this report.