Horizon

These processing options control the dates and time periods that the program uses when creating the plan.

1. Generation Start Date

Specify the date that the program uses to start the planning process. This date is also the beginning of the planning horizon.

2. Past Due Periods

Specify a value. The program includes supply and demand from this number of periods prior to the generation start date. Values are:

0: 0 periods (default)

1: 1 period

2: 2 periods

3. Planning Horizon Periods

Specify the periods used in the planning horizon.

Number of planning days

Specify the number of days to be included in the plan. For example, when you view the time series, you see daily data for the number of planning days, then weekly data for the number of planning weeks, and then monthly data for the number of planning months.

Number of planning weeks

Specify the number of weeks to be included in the plan. For example, when you view the time series, you see daily data for the number of planning days, then weekly data for the number of planning weeks, and then monthly data for the number of planning months.

Number of planning months

Specify the number of months to be included in the plan. For example, when you view the time series, you see daily data for the number of planning days, then weekly data for the number of planning weeks, and then monthly data for the number of planning months.