Work Flow in Run Netting Manufacturing Forecast

The work flow when performing requirements planning using the Run Netting Manufacturing Forecast procedure follows the principle indicated below (also see the flow chart below).

Before you start the run, you must select a range of parts using the existing manufacturing forecast rows, or using the part register. This range of parts is then loaded onto your screen using Display List. (The range of parts shown consists of those forecast rows that exist for the forecasts you have selected). In this list, you can modify the Planned quantity on the forecast rows, if needed. After this, you start the run by clicking on Run.

Run Netting Manufacturing Forecast will now perform the following steps automatically (also see the flow chart below):

1. Purge previous suggestions (optional).
2. Calculate the lowest level code for the range of parts in the list.
3. Place orders for manufacturing order suggestion for level 0 for the range of parts in the forecast rows of the list.
4. Create a requirement calculation for level 1.
5. Place any necessary manufacturing order suggestions and/or purchase order suggestions for level 1, and so on.

A flow chart of the work flow in the Run Netting Manufacturing Forecast.

The netting run will also consider all the reservations from existing order rows in actual customer orders, manufacturing orders, sales forecasts and order rows with row status > 1 for these parts. It will also consider orders from existing order rows in actual purchase orders.

The manufacturing order suggestions and purchase order suggestions created during the run will generate actual orders in the Manufacturing Order Suggestion or Purchase Order Suggestion procedure, respectively.

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