Inventory allocation strategy

It is possible to preallocate specific inventory to be consumed on a production order.

The reasons for this might vary, but here are some common examples:

The scheduler defines the inventory to be consumed when scheduling the production orders.
Semi-finished inventory is created, it is then linked to the next production run for the production order.
Partial inventory packs exist (packs with less than the expected quantity), so these are preallocated to be used first on the next production run.
A third party warehousing solution is being used (for example an AGV - Automated Guided Vehicle), and tells MES through an interface which inventory has been picked for a specific production order.

Infor MES might issue warnings depending on the circumstances:

[None]: Inventory allocations are unverified.
Warn: If the inventory scanned is not allocated to the production order, display a warning on the form but allow the transaction to continue.
Warn and acknowledge: If the inventory scanned is not allocated to the production order, display a warning on the form that the user must acknowledge before the transaction can continue.
Error: If the inventory scanned is not allocated to the production order, it is not possible for the transaction to continue.