General Parameters for Advanced Supply Options
Use the General Parameters section in the Supply: Advanced Options dialog box to configure the following supply plan options:
- Horizon for average daily demand
- Include scheduled receipts in use-up calculation
- Include drop ship demands and supplies
- Plan external manufacturer supplies
- Don’t consider in-transit supplies as firm
Don’t Consider In-Transit Supplies as Firm
By default, supplies that are in transit and shipments that are in receiving are considered firm. However, if you select the Don’t consider in-transit supplies as firm check box in the Supply: Advanced Options dialog box, then the plan will consider them as not firm and can reschedule these supplies as needed to meet demand.
The benefits of treating in-transit supplies as not firm are elimination of redundant new planned order generation to meet the supply shortfalls within the in-transit time fence and reduction of excess inventory by using it to meet the earlier demand. For example, if the in-transit supply is coming on week 4 and demand is on week 2, then with this option selected, in-transit supplies are treated as not firm and are rescheduled to meet the earlier demand without generating an extra planned order.
The Don’t consider in-transit supplies as firm option is supported for both unconstrained and constrained supply plans. In constrained plans, the related Enforce lead times for in-transit supplies option is enabled only if the Don’t consider in-transit supplies as firm option is selected. In unconstrained plans, the Enforce lead times for in-transit supplies option is always disabled.
Access the General Parameters section from a Supply Planning, Demand and Supply Planning, or Planning Central work area.
Use these steps to navigate to the General Parameters section in the Supply: Advanced Options dialog box.
- Open a plan:
- In a Supply Planning, Demand and Supply Planning, or Planning Central work area, click the Tasks panel drawer.
- In the Tasks panel drawer, click Manage Plans.
- In the Search area, search for your plan.
- Select the plan from the displayed search result.
- Click Actions and then click Edit Plan Options.
- On the Edit Plan Options page, click the Supply tab.
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On the General subtab, click Select Advanced Options.
The Supply: Advanced Options dialog box opens, which includes the General Parameters section.