Special Demand by Item (cpdsp2100m000)
Use this session to maintain special demand for the specified plan item.
Master plan
Special demand is forecast demand for which it is important to administer a reason. LN considers and treats special demand as forecast demand.
You can view the special demand volumes by plan period in the Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session.
LN automatically updates the special demand in the item master plan.
No master plan
If an item has no item master plan, you can use special demand as a demand forecast for order planning.
If you update a scenario with the Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000) session, LN deletes the special demand that lies before the start date of the scenario.
You cannot create special demand for channeled plan items.
Copying special demand
To copy a special demand line for a plan item and scenario:
- Select a special demand record.
- From the menu, choose .
To copy special demand to another plan item or scenario, from the menu, choose and follow the instructions in the status bar.
Field Information
- Scenario
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The scenario for which special demand is created.
- Plan Item
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The plan item for which you want to specify special demand.
- Forecast Time Fence
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The date to which the forecast time fence extends.
LN ignores the special demand that falls on or before the forecast time fence.
In master planning, LN ignores the special demand up to the end of the plan period in which the time fence falls.
In order-based planning, LN ignores the special demand up to the end of the day in which the time fence falls. The special demand is taken into account starting 0:00 hours (midnight) of the next day.
Note: You can specify the plan item's forecast time fence in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session. - Demand Date
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The date on which you expect the special demand.
In master planning, LN ignores the special demand that falls on or before the forecast time fence.
- Sequence Number
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Note: LN assigns the sequence numbers per special demand date. So, with every new special demand date, LN starts again by assigning the first sequence number.
- Forecast Quantity
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The special demand quantity, expressed in the number of plan items.
- Nonconsumed Forecast Quantity
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LN applies forecast consumption automatically during an order simulation. In the current session, you can also consume the forecast manually by choosing on the appropriate menu.
- Reasons for Demand
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In this field you can specify a reason for the special demand.
Besides the possibility to label special demand as, for example, a promotion, you can also use this field to label the demand of one specific customer to keep track of it.