Planning Time Fence
Planning time fences enable NetSuite to make better suggestions for planning future item supply. You can establish a planning time fence, such as the lead time of procuring materials. After a planning time fence is established, NetSuite creates only the supply orders outside the time fence. When the supply planning process is run, the creation of supply orders respects the planning time fence. This means that late orders are no longer immediately created for recommendation. They will be created outside the supply order.
A Planning Time Fence represents a point in time, or boundary, within the master schedule when changes to the schedule may adversely affect component schedules, capacity plans, customer deliveries, and cost.
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First, NetSuite checks the item record for a planning time fence.
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Within the time fence, NetSuite will not create a purchase order or work order.
Days within the time fence are calculated as being equal to or less than (start date + planning time fence).
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Outside the time fence, NetSuite processes the order normally.
Days outside the time fence are calculated as being greater than (start date + planning time fence).
For time fences, the start date is determined as follows:
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Expected ship date (for sales orders and transfer orders)
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Production end date (for work orders)
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If the item record does not identify a planning time fence, NetSuite uses the default planning time fence value in the inventory preference setting. For details on this preference, see Setting Time Fence Preferences.
If the Planning Time Fence field is blank on the item record and the Inventory Management Preferences page, no planning time fence is used.
Planning Time Fence Example
The planning time fence for item #ABC is 5 days, equal to the lead time of the item. A new sales order for item #ABC is created today. This is considered new demand for the item. Although the demand shows today, NetSuite respects the planning time fence and does not create an order today. NetSuite fulfills the demand with a planned order that has an expected receipt date on day 5. For details about setting a planning time fence, see Time Fences on Item Records.