Requirements Planning Outputs

The primary outputs of requirements planning include messages, time series, and planned orders. You need to know and understand the elements that affect the process and look for the outputs, including planning horizons, quantity types, time fences, and planning message definitions. These elements are common for all types of requirements planning.

This section discusses:

  • Planning horizons.

  • Quantity Types (user-defined code (UDC) 34/QT).

  • Time fences and the time series.

  • Time series calculations.

  • Planning messages.