Supply Network (plaps8301m000)

Use this session to identify the reasons for order lateness. You can view the lateness (in hours/ days/weeks) and the related information for demand and supply orders.

You can access this session using the Supply Network option from the References menu in the Supply Orders (plaps3501m000) or the Demand Orders (plaps4510m000) session.

For example, a customer order with two order lines is fulfilled using one manufacturing order and the manufacturing order is fulfilled using two purchase orders for raw materials.

If you access the Supply Network graph from one of the customer order lines, you can view this information in the graph and the data grid:

  • Manufacturing orders: Allows you to fulfil the customer order line.
  • Purchase order: Allows you to fulfil the manufacturing order.

Supply Network - Graph

The graph displays the supply order data in blocks and arrows. The time axis depicts the timeline for order fulfilment. The order blocks indicate the Start/Ordering Date and Finish/Delivery Date for the order. The axis can be rescaled based on days, weeks, months, or years.

If the dates of the manufacturing and distribution orders overlap, the order related information is displayed along the vertical axis.

In the graph, a block with a thick line indicates the order is supplied from safety stock. You can hover over the order to view the related information.

The blocks represent various orders in the network and are colour coded. These colours are used as classifiers:

  • Yellow: Indicates supply orders with one or more material constraints.
  • Blue: Indicates supply orders with capacity constraints.
  • Green: Indicates the supply orders with material and capacity constraints.

Arrows pointing from left to right indicate successor or predecessor relationships between the supply order blocks. The arrows representing various orders can converge into a single block.

Note: If the arrows are pointing from right to left (e.g., in a time-reversed fashion), the current supply network is based on outdated information. You must run the planning engine using the Run Planning Engine option from the Actions menu in the Planning Engine (plaps0610m000) session to resolve the problem.

Supply Network Options

You can click Options to access the Supply Network Options (plaps0183m000) session wherein you can view various settings related to the data displayed in the supply network graph.

Supply Network Graph Data - Grid

This grid displays the information related to the steps associated with a supply order in the supply network. The data is displayed based on the selected supply or demand order.

You can use the Excel option to export the data for the selected item.

These options are displayed when you right-click a plan item:

  • MPS View: Allows you to access the MPS View (plaps8005m000) session, wherein you can view the projected inventory balance and target inventory for the selected plan item.
  • Inventory Overview: Allows you to access the Inventory Overview (plaps8002m000) session, wherein you can view the time-phased projected inventory for the selected plan item.
  • Demand Plan: Allows you to access order forecast related session.
  • View: Allows you to view order related data.

You can hover over Demand Plan to view these options:

  • Forecast: Allows you to access the Forecast (plaps8410m000) session, wherein you can view the forecast for the finished goods, subassemblies, and raw material items.
  • Dependent View: Allows you to access the Dependent Demand View (plaps8410m100) session, wherein you can view the forecast for finished goods, subassemblies, and raw material items.
  • Independent View: Allows you to access the Independent Demand View (plaps8410m200) session, wherein you can view the actual and forecast demand orders for the selected item.

You can hover over View to view these options:

  • Lateness: Allows you to view the order lateness information related to the selected item.
  • Constraint Type: Allows you to view the constraint information related to the selected item.
  • Order Type: Allows you to view the order related information for the selected item.

Network Constraints

This panel displays orders with constraints, in the graph. The Supply Network Graph Data panel displays all the order information in tabular format.

When a order with constraint is selected in the graph, the information related to that order and the constraint is displayed in the Network Constraints section.