| | Sourcing Strategy (cprpd7110m000) Scenario The identification of an overall planning solution. Each scenario represents one overall planning solution, and
involves particular settings for the planning of items and resources. You can
use scenarios to analyze and compare various planning options and to find the
best planning solution. For example, you can vary demand forecasts or sourcing
strategies. One of the scenarios is the actual scenario, which
corresponds with the actual planning situation. You can only transfer planned
orders and production plans from the actual scenario to the execution level of LN. Plan Level The level within a hierarchical planning structure. When you plan on a higher plan level, plans are general and
less detailed. Example Plan level 1 is the highest plan level; the higher the
number, the lower the plan level. You can carry out
distribution planning with product families, because
each plan level has its own sourcing rules and supply rules. Cluster A group of entities that are not necessarily related to one
financial company or logistic company. In Enterprise Planning, clusters are used for groups of warehouses, connected by
supplying relationships. Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs
to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item
type to set up item defaults. Item An item with the order system Planned. The production, distribution, or purchase of these items is
planned in Enterprise Planning based on the forecast or the actual demand. You can plan these items by means of the following: - Master-based planning, which is similar to master production
scheduling techniques.
- Order-based planning, which is similar to
material-requirements planning techniques.
- A combination of master-based planning and order-based
planning.
Plan items can be one of the following: - An actual manufactured or purchased item.
- A product family.
- A basic model, that is, a defined product variant of a
generic item.
A group of similar plan items or families is called a product
family. The items are aggregated to give a more general plan than the one
devised for individual items. A code displayed by the item code's cluster
segment shows that the plan item is a clustered item that is used for
distribution planning. Note - This is the item
code without the cluster segment, because this segment is not used.
- If you leave this
field empty, the sourcing strategy is defined on item group level or on cluster
level.
General Effectivity Standard Configuration If this check box is selected, this sourcing strategy
is valid for the standard configuration. If
you do not define an exception, LN takes into account
this sourcing strategy to plan supply during the time interval displayed in the Effectivity group box. You can link an exception to the sourcing strategy for
which you selected the Standard Configuration check box. In that case, you
must clear the Valid check box in the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000), which means that LN does not take into
account the sourcing strategy to plan supply. In other words, you can only
define an exception to make the corresponding sourcing strategy unavailable for
planning. If there are no exceptions present, LN automatically selects
the Standard Configuration check box. You can clear the Standard Configuration check box after you linked the
exception. Exceptions Present If this check box is selected, an exception is defined for the corresponding
sourcing strategy in the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session. If the Standard Configuration check box is also selected,
the exception states that the standard configuration is not valid. If this check box is cleared, no exceptions are defined
for the corresponding sourcing strategy. LN takes into account the
corresponding sourcing strategy during the time interval displayed in the Effectivity group box. Reason In this field you can enter a description for this
strategy. Allocation Source Allocation Rule The rule that defines how a required volume is divided over the
following sources of supply: - Production
- Purchase
- Distribution
The source allocation rule is either Percentage or
Priority. This field defines how a volume is divided over the
different supply sources. The rule selection determines the interpretation of
the following fields: - Distribution
- Production
- Purchase
Note In master
planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source
allocation rule, regardless of the value of this field. Distribution If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Distribution field
is interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned distribution orders. If the source
allocation rule is Priority, the Distribution field
is interpreted as the priority of the planned distribution orders compared to
other supply sources. Note In master
planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source
allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Production If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Production field is
interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned production orders. If the source
allocation rule is Priority, the Production field is
interpreted as the priority of the planned production orders compared to other
supply sources. Note In master
planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source
allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Purchase If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Purchase field is
interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned purchase orders. If the source
allocation rule is Priority, the Purchase field is
interpreted as the priority of the planned purchase orders compared to other
supply sources. Note In master
planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source
allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Boundaries Minimum Volume Distribution The minimum distribution volume for the time period specified
in the Time Period field. Note LN does not create orders for more than the required order quantity, even if the order volume drops below the
minimum volume. Position Number The number that identifies a data record or a step in a
sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in many contexts. Usually LN generates the
sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can
overwrite this number. You can sometimes influence the numbering by setting the
corresponding parameters. Maximum The maximum distribution volume for the time period specified
in the Time Period field. Minimum Production Volume The minimum production volume for the time period specified in
the Time Period field. Note LN does not create orders for more than the required order quantity, even if the order volume drops below the
minimum volume. Maximum Production Volume The maximum production volume for the time period specified in
the Time Period field. Minimum Purchase Volume The minimum purchase volume for the time period specified in
the Time Period field. Note LN does not create orders for more than the required order quantity, even if the order volume drops below the
minimum volume. Maximum Purchase Volume The maximum purchase volume for the time period specified in
the Time Period field. Time Period The period over which LN checks the minimum and maximum
volumes. | |
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