Specifying the Replenishment Method on Item Records
Use the following procedure to set the replenishment method to Time Phased on item records.
Did you know that the NetSuite Supply Planning (MRP) solution replaces Time-Phased Planning, with more features and better performance?
New customers should use the new Supply Planning (MRP) solution. Existing customers should develop a plan to move from Time-Phased Planning to the new solution.
To specify the replenishment method on item records:
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To create orders based on item demand plans not Advanced Inventory Management settings, in the Inventory Management section, Replenishment Method field, select Time Phased. For more information, on this section, see Entering Inventory Management Details.
The following record fields used by Advanced Inventory Management to calculate demand are no longer available:
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Seasonal Demand
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Build Point
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Reorder Point
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Preferred Stock Level
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Safety Stock Days
The Autocalculate settings are cleared and cannot be changed for Demand Per Day, Build Point, Reorder Point, and Preferred Stock Level.
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In the Alternate Source Item field, select the item with historical sales to review other than the item on the record.
Leave this field empty to use the source item for historical data.
For example, you set up Item A for demand planning, but Item A does not have an extensive sales history. You can choose Item B as an alternate source for historical data. When demand calculations are made for Item A, NetSuite uses Item B's history for the calculations.
Note:You can select only an item that is of the same item type to be an alternate source. For example, if the original item is an inventory item, the alternate source item must also be an inventory item.
The expected demand change for the original item is used when a demand plan is created using an alternate source item.