Item General Planning Specifications

The following are the attributes that make up item general planning specifications and their possible values. You set these attributes when defining or updating items.

Item General Planning Specification Attributes

Attribute Name	Description
Autoexpire ASN	Indicate whether the advance shipment notice expires automatically. This attribute is reserved for future use.
Bucket Days	Enter the number of days to dynamically calculate safety stock quantities. The planning process multiplies the Safety Stock Percent by the average gross requirements and divides by the number of days that you enter here.
Carrying Percentage	Enter the percentage used to calculate the annual carrying cost. This is the percentage of the unit cost that represents your internal cost to stock one unit for one year.
Consigned	If selected, the item is consigned, meaning residing at your location, but owned by the supplier
Days of Cover	Number of days times average demand that defines the safety stock level.
Demand Period	Number of days to use for average daily demand calculation.
Fixed Days Supply	Enter the number of days used to modify the size and timing of planned order quantities. The planning process suggests planned order quantities that cover net requirements for the period defined by this value. The planning process suggests one planned order for each period. For example, use this to reduce the number of planned orders for a discrete component of a repetitive item.
Fixed Lot Multiplier	Enter the fixed lot multiple quantity or repetitive rate (units per day). Planning algorithms (reorder point, min-max, MPS, and MRP) use this to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. When net requirements fall short of the fixed lot size multiplier quantity, planning algorithms suggest a single order for the fixed lot size multiplier quantity.
Fixed Order Quantity	Enter the quantity used to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. When net requirements fall short of the fixed order quantity, the planning process suggests the fixed order quantity. When net requirements exceed the fixed order quantity, the planning process suggests multiple orders for the fixed order quantity. For discrete items, use this attribute to define a fixed production or purchasing quantity. For repetitive items, use this attribute to define a fixed production rate. For example, if your suppliers can provide the item in full truckload quantities only, enter the full truckload quantity as the fixed order quantity.
Fixed Quantity	Indicate the fixed quantity for reorder.
Forecast Type	Indicate the forecast type. This can be one of the following values: Order Forecast Sales Forecast Historical Forecast
Inventory Planning Method	Select an option for organization level planning: Min-max: You define a minimum quantity that you want on hand. When you reach this quantity, you reorder. You also define a maximum on-hand quantity that you don’t want to exceed. Not planned: No planning method used. Select this option for MRP or MPS planned items. Reorder point: The reorder point is calculated based on the planning information you define for this item.
Make or Buy	Select the option that applies to items with the Inventory Item set to Yes. The Planner Workbench uses this to populate the appropriate value for the implementation type. You can’t change this value if open orders exist for the item. Make: Usually manufactured. The Planner Workbench populates the implementation type Discrete job. The planning process passes demand down from manufactured items to lower level components. Buy: Usually purchased. The Planner Workbench populates the implementation type to Purchase Requisition. The planning process doesn’t pass demand down from purchased items to lower level components.
Maximum Days of Supply	Indicates the maximum allowed days of supply for replenishment reorder.
Maximum Min-Max Quantity	Indicate the maximum on-hand quantity that you don’t want to exceed for Min-Max Planning.
Maximum Order	Enter the maximum order quantity or repetitive rate (units per day) of the item. Planning algorithms (reorder point, min-max, MPS, and MRP) use this to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. For discrete items, when net requirements exceed the maximum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the maximum order quantity. For repetitive items, when average daily demand for a repetitive planning period exceeds of the maximum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the maximum order quantity as the repetitive daily rate. For example, use this to define an order quantity above which you do have insufficient capacity to build the item.
Maximum Order Quantity	Enter the maximum order quantity or repetitive rate (units per day) of the item. Planning algorithms (reorder point, min-max, MPS, and MRP) use this to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. For discrete items, when net requirements exceed the maximum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the maximum order quantity. For repetitive items, when average daily demand for a repetitive planning period exceeds of the maximum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the maximum order quantity as the repetitive daily rate. For example, use this to define an order quantity above which you do have insufficient capacity to build the item.
Minimum Days of Supply	Indicate the minimum allowed days of supply before replenishment must occur.
Minimum Min-Max Quantity	Indicate the minimum on-hand quantity before replenishment for Min-Max Planning.
Minimum Order	Enter the minimum order quantity or repetitive rate (units per day). Planning algorithms (reorder point, min-max, MPS, and MRP) use this to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. For discrete items, when net requirements fall short of the minimum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the minimum order quantity. For repetitive items, when average daily demand for a repetitive planning period falls short of the minimum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the minimum order quantity as the repetitive daily rate. For example, use this to define an order quantity below which it’s unprofitable to build the item.
Minimum Order Quantity	Enter the minimum order quantity or repetitive rate (units per day). Planning algorithms (reorder point, min-max, MPS, and MRP) use this to modify the size of planned order quantities or repetitive daily rates. For discrete items, when net requirements fall short of the minimum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the minimum order quantity. For repetitive items, when average daily demand for a repetitive planning period falls short of the minimum order quantity, planning algorithms suggest the minimum order quantity as the repetitive daily rate. For example, use this to define an order quantity below which it’s unprofitable to build the item.
Organization	Optionally enter the organization from which an internal requisition draws the item. This applies only when Inventory is the replenishment source type. You can choose organizations that meet the following criteria: The item is assigned to the source organization The source organization has a valid inter-organization relationship with the current organization The source organization can be your current organization if the item is MRP planned and you choose a non-nettable Source Subinventory.
Percent	Enter the percent to dynamically calculate safety stock quantities for the item. The planning process multiplies this percent by the average gross requirements. The planning process uses this attribute when you set Safety Stock to MRP planned percent.
Planner	Enter the material planner assigned to plan this item. You must define planner codes for your organization before updating this attribute. The planner defined here’s responsible for approving all move order lines requesting the item if move order approvals are used. If an item is supplier managed, you must enter a planner for the item.
Release Authorization Required	Authorization is requireD before a sales order is created. You can set the authorization as follows: Customer: You must obtain release authorization from the customer. Supplier: You must obtain release authorization from the supplier. None: Release authorization isn’t required
Safety Stock Planning Method	Planning method to be used in calculating safety stock levels.
Subcontracting Component	Indicate the subcontracting type associated to this item when it’s used as a subcontracting component in Chargeable Subcontracting. The available choices are: Pre-positioned: The item is a subcontracting component sold to a manufacturing partner independently of subcontracting components Synchronized: The item is a subcontracting component sold to a manufacturing partner and is synchronized with a specific order.
Subinventory	Enter the subinventory within the source organization from which an internal requisition draws the item. This applies only when Inventory or Subinventory is the replenishment source, and only when you specify a source organization. For MRP planned items, you must enter a non-nettable source subinventory when the source organization is the current organization.
Replenishment Type	Indicate the way in which the requests are fulfilled. Organization: Fill requests by generating an interorganization or intraorganisation transfer order pulling stock from existing inventory. Supplier: Fill requests by generating a purchase requisitions. Subinventory: Fill requests by generating a movement requests. Note: If you are using Supplier Scheduling, it’s generally recommended that this field be left blank. Otherwise, it could override your sourcing rules.
Window Days	Enter the period for which a forecast is considered by the planning engine.