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Component Demand

The repetitive planning process passes down demand, from repetitive assemblies to repetitive components as daily rates rather than discrete quantities. Component requirements are offset from using assembly requirements in the same way lead time offsets are used for discrete assemblies and components in discrete planning.

The following diagram illustrates how component demand is passed down as a rate. Notice that when component requirements are offset from using assembly requirements by the assembly lead time, the component demand can sometimes span multiple planning periods. This can result in multiple suggested daily rates that differ from the original demand rate. In this example, the assembly lead time is 2 days.

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