Supply planning

Enterprise Planning can plan supply for a plan item within this item's planning horizon. Enterprise Planning plans supply on the basis of the forecast and actual demand.

For supply planning, there is a division of labor between order planning and master planning.

Planning supply with order planning

Within the order horizon, supply is planned by means of order planning, in the form of planned orders.

Planned orders are generated during an order simulation. You can start an order simulation by running one of the following sessions:

  • Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000)
  • Generate Order Planning (Item) (cprrp1220m000)
Planning supply with master planning

Within the master-planning horizon, supply is planned by means of master planning, in the form of a supply plan.

Supply plans are generated during a master-plan simulation. You can start a master-plan simulation by running one of the following sessions:

  • Generate Master Planning (cprmp1202m000)
  • Generate Master Planning (Item) (cprmp1203m000)
Order planning and master planning

When you run an order simulation, you can indicate that a master-plan simulation must be performed as well.

In both master planning and order planning, the various plan items involved are planned in a particular order, to take logistic dependencies between plan items into account.

Three sources of supply

Enterprise Planning works with three sources of supply:

  • Production – manufacture goods at a production facility
  • Purchase – acquire goods from a business partner
  • Distribution – acquire goods from elsewhere in your company or from an affiliated company

For more information, refer to Sources of supply: production, purchase, or distribution.

Supplier selection

If LN selects the source Distribution, LN must then select the internal suppliers ( clusters).

If LN selects the source Purchase, LN must then select the external suppliers ( buy-from business partners).

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