Honor the Attribute to Apply Order Modifiers to the Start Quantity of Planned Orders

Order modifiers specify the supply quantity constraints imposed on the planning process when balancing supply and demand. Factors that you specify, such as operation yield and shrinkage, may result in a supply quantity that’s less than what you initially intended to manufacture to satisfy demand. When this is the case, it’s useful to specify whether the order modifiers are to be applied on the start quantity or on the quantity available to satisfy downstream demand. Previously, this flexibility was enabled through an item attribute that you set using a simulation set in planning. With this update, the Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity attribute that you specify in the Product Information Management work area is honored by the supply planning process. This reduces the data maintenance burden by enabling the maintenance of this attribute in the system of record, where the order modifier attributes are also maintained.

For certain items, the order modifiers of Fixed Order Quantity, Fixed Days Supply, and Fixed Lot Size Multiplier can be applied to either the Start Quantity or the Order Quantity. This is done by using the Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity attribute, which is located in the Product Information Management work area in the Item planning specifications.

Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity Field

Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity Field

There are 3 possible values available for this attribute:

  • Blank – The attribute value in the Items table is not updated after collection. If the attribute value in the Items table or in the simulation set referenced by the plan is blank, then the order modifiers are applied to the Order Quantity.
  • No – The attribute value in the Items table is set to No, then the order modifiers as specified in the Items table are applied to the Order Quantity.
  • Yes – The attribute value in the Items table is set to Yes, then the order modifiers as specified in the Items table are applied to the Start Quantity.

The Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity attribute is available and can be edited on both the Items page and the Items Simulation page.

Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity Column

Apply Order Modifier to Start Quantity Column

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:

  • Supply Chain Planner (ORA_MSC_SUPPLY_CHAIN_PLANNER_JOB)
  • Materials Planner (ORA_MSC_MATERIALS_PLANNER_JOB)

These privileges were available prior to this update.