Possible Values

  • Pull Call-off

    A list of time-phased specific requirements of purchased items, triggered from the Assembly Control module, or from Warehousing by means of Kanban, or Time-phased order point.

  • Pull Forecast

    A list of time-phased planned production requirements, generated by Enterprise Planning, which are sent to the supplier. Pull forecast schedules are only used for forecasting purposes. To actually order the items, a pull call-off schedule must be generated.

  • Push

    A list of time-phased requirements, generated by a central planning system such as Enterprise Planning or Project, which are sent to the supplier. Push schedules contain both a forecast for the longer term and actual orders for the short term.