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Planning

Read an MRP list, process exception messages and reconcile plan and capacity.

For whom
Planners, flow managers, supply chain.
Duration
2.5 days
Progress
0 / 11 steps

Your typical day

  1. 8 hRead the exceptions (MD06, MD07)
  2. 10 hConvert the proposals (MD04)
  3. 14 hCheck capacities (CM01)
  4. Month endUpdate the forecasts (MD61)

Your transactions

MD04MD05MD06MD07MD01NMD02MD61MD62CM01CM21COOISME2N

The path, step by step

Your mini-processes

Producing for a projectTransferring between sitesForecasting demandRunning MRPReplenishing at the reorder pointChecking capacitiesCreating and releasing an orderProducing a variantPromising a dateManaging several calendars

Your frequent blockers

MRP does not plan my material.
Check the MRP type, the material status and the MRP view of the plant.
A proposal falls in the past.
Messages 03 to 07: the lead time no longer holds. Expedite or review the date, then correct in MD04.
What should I do with safety stock?
Size it according to variability, not out of habit: a chapter and a calculator are available.