1. Using Supply Planning
  2. Define an Attribute-Based Netting Sequence

Define an Attribute-Based Netting Sequence

Your netting sequence can be common to all items or segment-based. A netting sequence can have up to ten steps.

Define a Common Netting Sequence for Items

  1. Click the Netting Sequence Common to All Items tab.

  2. Specify the netting sequence time window.

  3. Select attributes for planned orders.

  4. In the Netting Sequence for Existing Supplies section, create or delete netting sequences.

    1. Click on a row for an existing sequence.

    2. Select the demand attribute, demand attribute operator, and demand attribute values.

    3. Select the supply attribute, supply attribute operator, and supply attribute values.

Define a Segment-Based Netting Sequence for Items

  1. Click the Netting Sequence Specific to Item Segments tab.

  2. Select a source system.

  3. Select a segment group.

  4. Add segments. For each segment, specify the segment name, description, and time window in days, and attributes for planned orders. You can add up to ten steps in the netting sequence.

Example of How You Add a Netting Sequence for Existing Supplies

Let's understand how netting sequences get applied using an example.

Let's assume a two-step sequence. In both steps, the demand attributes are country of origin and region, and the demand operator for both steps is Any. In both steps, the supply attributes are country of origin and region, and the supply operator for country of origin and for region in the first step is Matches Demand Value, and for the second step, the supply operator for country of origin is Any and the supply operator for region is Matches Demand Value.

Here's how the netting happens:

  • Existing supplies with the supply attributes Region and Country of Origin are allocated to demands with demand attributes Region and Country Of Origin.

  • The planning process explores supplies with supply attributes Region and Country Of Origin, where supply attribute of Country Of Origin can be of any value, and the supply attribute Region value should match attribute value of Region for any demand selected during the allocation process. The demand being allocated can also have any value for the Country Of Origin demand attribute.