Scenarios

You can define several scenarios, each with its own set of planning parameters. A scenario is an umbrella for a set of planned orders that are planned according to scenario-dependent parameter settings. In this way, you can simulate several situations.

You can change the planning data manually after order generation. In this way, you can see the impact of his planning action compared to the generated plan.

The following settings are scenario dependent:

  • Plan Period Definition for master planning
  • Aggregation Relationships (cprpd3110m000)
  • Supply Strategies and Sourcing Strategies

The scenario-dependent supply-chain strategies and sourcing strategies help planners to evaluate whether they should buy more and produce less or choose another way of fulfilling demand.

Planners can balance the sources of supply and investigate the consequences of their choices regarding capacity utilization, material requirements, and so on.

Example

You must specify which of the scenarios is defined as the Actual Scenario. The actual scenario is the scenario of which the plans and orders are to be actually executed.

You can transfer only orders from the actual scenario to the execution level. The ATP checks that you can perform in Sales Control are also based on the actual scenario.

To determine which scenario is the actual scenario, use the Actual Scenario field in the Planning Parameters (cprpd0100m000) session.