| | Forecast to Supplier (cpvmi0102m000) 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 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. Unit The unit of measure in which the inventory of an item is
recorded, such as piece, kilogram, box of 12, or meter. The inventory unit is also used as the base unit in measure
conversions, especially for conversions that concern the order unit and the
price unit on a purchase order or a sales order. These conversions always use
the inventory unit as the base unit. An inventory unit therefore applies to all
item types, also to item types that cannot be kept in stock. To Send If this check box is selected, this revision has been
approved. Before a revision has been approved you cannot send it to the
supplier. You can only approve a revision if the revision's scenario
is the actual scenario. If you repeat the order planning before you approved a
revision, LN overwrites
the forecast values. Changes in the terms and conditions agreement do not affect revisions
already approved. Start Date The start date of the aggregation period. The end date and time of the aggregation period is defined
as one second before the start date and time of the next aggregation period. Minimum Inventory The minimum inventory, as agreed in the applicable terms and
definitions. Maximum Inventory The maximum inventory, as agreed in the applicable terms and
definitions. Planning Confirmed Forecast The confirmed forecast in this period, as calculated in the
most recent planning run. Planning Unconfirmed Forecast The unconfirmed forecast in this period, as calculated in the
most recent planning run. Specification Specification If this check box is selected, a specification is present. To display the specification, in the appropriate menu, click Specification. Reference The supply that fills this demand must have been allocated or demand pegged to the reference code displayed in this
field. LN uses this characteristic to find a matching supply for this demand. LN uses the Reference field to record an internal
reference. If related parts follow different routings, such as if
some of the parts are transported to a subcontractor to be returned later, you
can use a reference code to keep the parts linked together. | |