About this Guide

Intended audience

This document is intended for planners who use LN to plan the supply of items on behalf of customers, or planners that leave the supply planning of particular items to their suppliers.

The intended audience can include implementation consultants, product architects, support specialists, and so on.

Assumed knowledge

Understanding this document is easier if you have some basic knowledge of the functionality of the Enterprise Planning package, and in particular of the order-based planning procedure.

Document summary

This document contains the following chapters:

• Introduction

  Provides an introduction to the functionality to let the supplier determine when and how to supply an item to the customer.

• Setup and procedure

  Provides stepwise instructions on how to set up the system and run the planning. The chapter provides separate instructions for the supplier and the customer.

• Forecast

  Provides details on the concept of forecast and instructions on how to create and use forecast information.

• Confirmed supply

  Provides information on the concept of confirmed supply and instructions on how to create and use confirmed supply.

• Planning methods

  Provides information on the methods the supplier can use make sure sufficient inventory is available at the supplier's.

• Replenishment methods

  Provides information on the methods the supplier can use make sure sufficient inventory is available at the customer's.

• Minimum and maximum inventory

  Provides information on the use of the agreed minimum and maximum inventory level.

How to read this document

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