Supply/Demand Charts

Use the Supply/Demand Charts group to view item balance information and supply and demand messages in graphical chart format. The system converts the transaction UOM for each record in the Supply/Demand Details grid to the primary UOM to build the charts.

The combination of the Start Date and Planning Horizon Periods processing options on the Select tab of the Planning Console program determines the planning horizon buckets that are displayed in the Item Balance and Supply and Demand charts. The system uses workday calendar dates to determine the planning horizon buckets in the charts. If supply falls on a non-working day, the system moves it to the next horizon bucket, and if demand falls on a non-working day, the system moves it to the previous horizon bucket.

If all the Planning Horizon Periods processing options have a value of zero (0), then the Planning Console program uses two work days as the default value for rendering the charts.

If all the Planning Horizon Periods processing options add to a value of one (1) because you request only one day, week, or month, then the Planning Console program uses two work days, weeks, or months as the default value for the period to render the charts.

You use the Adjusted and Unadjusted options in the Supply/Demand Charts group to include or exclude messages in the Item Balance and Supply and Demand charts. Both the Item Balance and Supply and Demand charts display the adjusted and unadjusted values.

The Adjusted option is the default value upon entry to the Planning Console form. Adjusted values represent either MRP messages or your changes to quantities and dates in the Supply/Demand Details grid.

After a quantity or date change or the creation of a planned order, tab out of the Supply/Demand Details grid or click Find to refresh the charts with the new values from the Supply/Demand Details grid. The system updates the charts whenever you exit a row in the Supply/Demand Details grid.

You select the Unadjusted option to review the unadjusted values which represent the current supply and demand without the application of MRP messages or your changes.