Planned Order Dates

The Supplies and Demands view displays many dates, such as Suggested Due Date and Suggested Order Date. This topic discusses the different dates used for planned orders, how the dates are calculated, and the calendars used by the planning process for the calculations.

Note: Refer to the Calendars Used to Calculate Dates in the Supplies and Demands View topic for information about the different calendars and the calendar selection hierarchy used by the planning process to calculate dates.

Buy Item

This section discusses the different dates used for buy items, how the dates are calculated, and the calendars used by the planning process to calculate dates.

Date

Calculation

Calendar Used

Suggested Due Date

Demand Date

Organization Manufacturing Calendar (OMC)

Suggested Dock Date

Due Date minus Postprocessing Lead Time

Organization Receiving Calendar (ORC)

Suggested Shipment Date

Dock Date minus Transit Lead Time

Supplier Shipping Calendar (SSC)

Suggested Start Date

Shipment Date minus Processing Lead Time

Supplier Capacity Calendar (SCC) from the Approved Suppliers List (ASL)

Suggested Order Date

Start Date minus Preprocessing Lead Time

Manufacturing Organization Calendar (not from the SSC)

If there is no sourcing rule, then the following applies:

  • Suggested Shipment Date is the Dock Date.

  • Suggested Start Date is the Shipment Date minus the item's Processing Lead Time.

Make Item

This section discusses the different dates used for make items, how the dates are calculated, and the calendars used by the planning process to calculate dates.

Date

Calculation

Calendar Used

Suggested Due Date

Demand Date

Organization Manufacturing Calendar (OMC)

Suggested Dock Date

Due Date minus Postprocessing Lead Time

Organization Manufacturing Calendar (OMC)

Suggested Start Date

Dock Date minus Processing Lead Time

Organization Manufacturing Calendar (OMC)

Suggested Order Date

Start Date minus Preprocessing Lead Time

Organization Manufacturing Calendar (OMC)

Processing Lead Time equals Item attribute Fixed Lead Time plus (quantity multiplied by item attribute Variable Lead Times).

Transfer Item

This section discusses the different dates used for transfer items, how the dates are calculated, and the calendars used by the planning process to calculate dates.

Date

Calculation

Calendar Used

Suggested Due Date

Demand Date

Valid date on the Destination Organization Manufacturing Calendar

Suggested Dock Date

Suggested Due Date minus Postprocessing Lead Time

Valid date on the Destination Organization Receiving Calendar

Suggested Shipment Date

Suggested Dock Date minus Transit Lead Time

Valid date on the Source Organization Shipping Calendar

Suggested Start Date

Suggested Shipment Date

Valid date on the Source Organization Manufacturing Calendar

Suggested Order Date

Start Date minus Preprocessing Lead Time at the destination organization

Valid date on the Destination Organization Manufacturing Calendar

When calculating Suggested Start Date, the planning process uses the Suggested Shipment Date, which is calculated using the Source Organization Shipping Calendar. The planning process checks to see if that date is a valid working day on the Source Organization Manufacturing Calendar. If the date is a working day per the Source Organization Manufacturing Calendar, then the Suggested Start Date is equal to the Suggested Shipment Date. If it's not a working day per the Source Organization Manufacturing Calendar, then the Suggested Start Date is moved ahead to the first working day in the Source Organization Manufacturing Calendar.

Additional Information About Planned Order Dates

When you mark an order for release, the Implement Date is defaulted from the Firm Date or Suggested Due Date. If you need to account for postprocessing lead time, then you must manually update the Implement Dock Date.

If a make or buy planned order is pegged to multiple demands, the Need by Date on the planned order is the Earliest Pegged Demand Date.