Applicable Process Steps
Replenishment Planning
In demand-driven replenishment, the planning run is the process step that is used to generate new supply elements. In consumption-based planning procedures, a supply element is created when the stock level falls below a predefined, static reorder point. In demand-driven replenishment, however, the planning run creates a new supply element (such as a purchase requisition, a planned order, or a stock transfer requisition) when the net flow position falls below the reorder point that is maintained in stock level management or, if not here, then in the material master.
| Process Step | Description |
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| Replenishment Planning Review | This process step shows you an overview of the buffer information sorted by the planning priority. Using this information, you can trigger replenishment on time to avoid stock shortages and possible delays in the completion of production or sales orders as a result of insufficient stock. Net flow position (NFP) is the quantity of stock derived from net flow equation, which is summing up the on-hand stock and the open supply, and subtracting the actual unfulfilled demand, which includes sales orders due on the current date, sales orders that are overdue and qualified order spikes, if any. |
Create Demand for Finished Goods - Create Sales Order (Option 1)
| Process Step | Description |
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| Create Sales Order for Finished Goods | This process step shows you how to create the sales order for a finished product. |
| Schedule MRP Runs | This process step shows you how to execute MRP. |
| Convert Planned Order to Production Order | This process step shows you how to convert the planned order for a material to a production order, which is a qualified demand for a buffered product. |
Create Demand for Finished Goods - Create Production Order (Option 2)
| Process Step | Description |
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| Create Production Order | In this activity, the production order for a finished product is created as qualified demand for the material directly. |
| Succeeding Production Execution | After converting the planned order to production order, you execute traditional production execution for the product from test script Make-to-Stock Production - Discrete Manufacturing (BJ5). Steps include:
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| Check Planner Overview | In this activity, you can check the Planner Overview (F2832) application to find the most important information and tasks related to demand-driven replenishment that are relevant for you right now on a single page. The information is displayed on a set of cards, which enables you to focus on the most important tasks and view, filter, and react to information quickly. The cards include:
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| Replenishment Planning | This process step shows you an overview of the buffer information sorted by the planning priority. Using this information, you can trigger replenishment on time to avoid stock shortages and possible delays in the completion of production or sales orders as a result of insufficient stock. |
Replenishment Execution
| Process Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Replenishment Execution | In this activity, you can check the on-hand stock status for buffered products. |
| Post Goods Issue | In this activity, a goods issue will be posted for a buffered product to make the on-hand stock status change into Below Safety Stock. The quantity of the goods issue must be bigger than the on-hand stock, subtracting the safety stock. |
| Replenishment Execution Review | This process step shows you how to check the on-hand stock status for a buffered product. The on-hand stock is expected to be under alert (below safety stock). In this application, you can view today's stock situation for each product and check that sufficient on-hand stock is available for production. Using this information, the planner can try to speed up replenishment by contacting the supplier of a purchase orders or the production supervisor of the component production order. |
| Succeeding Production Execution | After converting the planned order to production order, you execute traditional production execution for the product from test script Make-to-Stock Production - Discrete Manufacturing (BJ5). Steps include:
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| Post Goods Receipt | In this step, you post the goods receipt for the production order. |
| Replenishment Execution Review | In this activity, you check the on-hand stock status for the buffered product. The on-hand stock should be increased now. |
