Forecast Distribution Example
The forecast demand can be distributed across the days of the specified period by different methods for planning purposes.
Example
The demand forecast for the item master plan:
Week 11 | Week 12 | |
---|---|---|
Demand Forecast | 100 | 100 |
The corresponding day capacities are:
Week 11 | Capacity | Week 12 | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
March 14 | 0 | March 21 | 0 |
March 15 | 8h | March 22 | 0 |
March 16 | 16h | March 23 | 24h |
March 17 | 8h | March 24 | 24h |
March 18 | 16h | March 25 | 24h |
March 19 | 8h | March 26 | 0 |
March 20 | 0 | March 27 | 0 |
Based on the option you specified in the Forecast Distribution field of the Scenarios (cprpd4100m000) session, one of these distributions is generated:
Distributed over days of the period
Date | Demand |
---|---|
March 15 | 14 |
March 16 | 29 |
March 17 | 14 |
March 18 | 29 |
March 19 | 17 |
March 23 | 67 |
March 24 | 66 |
March 25 | 67 |
Note: The rounding differences are spread within the specified
period.
Distributed over the last day of a period
Date | Demand |
---|---|
March 20 | 100 |
March 27 | 200 |