Set Up Demand Planning
This guide will help you setup demand planning for Assembly Items contained within the store.
In this example, we will be editing the product 1TDC3/350 (organic bella di cerignola olives)
Setup Product for Demand Planning
The first thing we need to do, is ensure that the product can be used for demand planning. On each item you wish to use for demand planning, there are a few things that need to change.
Step 1) Find the product you want to update, click edit and then go to the Inventory tab
Step 2) The first thing we need to change is the Replenishment Method, please find that option and set it to Time Phased (Fig.1)
Step 3) Secondly, we need to update the Lead Time, in this example, we will set it to 180 days (Fig.2)
Step 4) Once you have changed the above options, click Save
NOTE: When you change the Replenishment Method, you will lose the following options: Seasonal Demand, Build Point, Reorder Point, Preferred Stock Level & Safety Stock Days.
Explanation of Fields
Lead Time: Lead time is the average amount of days between ordering this item and receiving it from the vendor. Please note, should this field be left empty, a default value is then used from the 'Setup Inventory Management' page
Important Steps to Ensure Correct POs and Work Orders are Generated
• Safety stock level on assembly items only (not the component inventory items)
• Lead time same
Demand Source
Component inventory items: "Entered and Planned Orders" Assembly items: "Forecast from Demand Planning"
• Lot sizes apply to component inventory items, not assembly items.
