Reviewing Supply-and-Demand Information

Access the Work With Supply and Demand form.

Thru Date

Enter the date that an item is scheduled to arrive or that an action is scheduled for completion. Values include:

Promise Date: The planned effective date for work orders and purchase orders.

Requested Date: The planned effective date for sales orders.

Lot Effective and Lot Expiration Date: The planned effective date for lots.

Forecast Date: The planned effective date for forecast.

UOM (unit of measure)

Enter a code from UDC table (00/UM) that specifies the quantity in which to express an inventory item.

Demand

Enter the number of units that are committed for shipment in Sales Order Entry. Use either the entered or the primary unit of measure that is defined for this item.

In the Manufacturing system and Work Order Time Entry, this field can indicate completed or scrapped quantities. The quantity type is determined by the type code entered.

Supply

Enter a value that represents the available quantity, which might consist of the on-hand balance minus commitments, reservations, and backorders. You enter this value in the Branch/Plant Constants (P41001) program.

Quantity Available

Enter a number that indicates the quantity that is available. For example, the available quantity might consist of the on-hand quantity minus commitments, reservations, and backorders.

Availability is user defined. You can set up availability in the Branch/Plant Constants program (P41001).

Order No

Enter a number that identifies an original document. This document can be a voucher, sales order, invoice, unapplied cash, journal entry, and so on.

Type

Enter a code from UDC table (00/DT) that identifies the type of document. This code also indicates the origin of the transaction.