Forecasting

These processing options serve two purposes:

• They determine which forecast types the program reads as demand.

• They initiate special logic for forecast consumption.

  • 1. Forecast Types Used (up to 5)

    Specify forecast types.

    Forecasts are a source of demand. You can create forecasts using 12 different forecast types (34/DF) within the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecasting system. One is considered the Best Fit (BF) type compared to an item's history of demand. Use this processing option to define which forecast quantities created by which forecast type are included in the planning process. Enter multiple values with no spaces, for example: 0102BF.

  • 2. Forecast Consumption Logic

    Specify whether the system uses forecast consumption. If you use forecast consumption, any sales order that is due in the same period as the forecast is included as part of the forecast for that period. The sales order is not considered an additional source of demand. For forecast consumption to be used, the planning fence rule for the item must be H and the planning fence must be 999. You enter these values on the Plant Manufacturing Data form.

    Note: When you use forecast consumption, the system applies forecast consumption logic to the aggregate sales order and forecast quantities.

    Values are:

    Blank: Do not use

    1: Use

  • 3. Interplant Demand Consumes Forecast

    Specify whether to use interplant demand to consume forecast when using forecast consumption. When using any other planning rule, you can use this option to specify whether to consider interplant demand as customer demand. When the option is set, the system considers interplant demand for firm and planned transfer orders.

    When the option is blank, the system ignores interplant demand by forecast consumption or planning rules and considers interplant demand as a separate source of demand. Values are:

    Blank: Do not consider interplant demand as customer demand.

    1: Consider interplant demand as customer demand.

  • 4. Forecast type for forecast consumption by customer

    Specify the forecast type UDC (34/DF) that the system uses to create a forecast for the actual daily demand by customer. This processing option applies when you set the Forecast Consumption Logic processing option to 2 (Forecast Consumption by Customer). This value cannot equal the value in the Forecast Types Used processing option.

  • 5. Default Customer Address Relationship for Forecast Consumption by Customer

    Specify which address book number on the sales order the system uses for calculation when you use forecast consumption by customer logic. Values are:

    1: Ship to address book number.

    2: Sold to address book number.