Using planning clusters in distribution planning

If you define supplying relationships between a supplying and a receiving warehouse in the Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000) session, the planned item can be supplied by an other warehouse linked to a planning cluster through planned distribution orders.

Distribution in a planning cluster

Enterprise Planning always performs planning for the default warehouse of a planning cluster.

Note: 

  • If the multisite concepts are activated, Enterprise Planning performs planning for the default warehouse of the planning cluster linked to the site for which the planning is generated.

  • When you enter a warehouse other than the default warehouses of the planning cluster on a sales order line, Enterprise Planning still generates the planned sales orders for the default warehouse.

To replenish a specific warehouse in a planning cluster that is not the default warehouse, complete either of these steps:

  • Manually specify a warehouse transfer between two warehouses in the planning cluster in the Warehousing Orders (whinh2100m000) session.

  • Create warehouse transfer orders based on the reorder point.

    For this purpose, set the Supply System field to Time-Phased Order Point and specify a quantity in the Reorder Point field in the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2510m000) session. Consequently, LN generates warehouse transfer orders if you run the Generate Order Advice (SIC) (whina3200m000) session.

Example: distribution structure with planning clusters

In the following example, R is a resource, A through F are warehouses. The arrows represent supplying relationships.

Cl X Planning Cluster X
Cl Y Planning Cluster Y
Cl Z Planning Cluster Z