MPS/MRP planning attributes

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Refer to the table below for the setup of each attribute.

Attribute	Valid values	Purpose	Comment	Setup
Planning	Not	Select the option	Not Planned: The item does not
Method	Planned,	that Planning	require long–term planning of
	MRP	uses to decide	material requirements. Choose this
	planning,	when to plan the	option for high volume and/or low
	MPS	item	cost items that do not warrant the
	planning,		administrative overhead of
	MRP/DRP		planning; typically dependent
	Planned,		demand items. You cannot use this
	MPS/DRP		option unless the Pick Components
	Planned,		attribute is checked.
	DRP		MRP planning: Choose this option
	Planned		for non–critical items that do not
			require manual planning control,
			typically dependent demand items.
			MPS planning: You master
			schedule the item and require
			manual planning control. Choose
			this option for items with
			independent demand, items that are
			critical to your business, or items
			that control critical resources.
			MRP/DRP Planned: Choose this
			option when you want both MRP
			and DRP planning for the item.
			MPS/DRP Planned: Choose this
			option when you want both MRP
			and DRP planning for the item.
			DRP Planned: Choose this option
			when you have multiple
			organizations for which you do
			Distribution Requirements
			Planning for the item.
Forecast	Consume,	Select an option	This is appropriate only for items
Control	Consume	to determine the	that are models, option classes,
	and derive,	types of demand	options, or mandatory components
	None	you place for the	of models and option classes.
		item. This guides	Consume: forecast demand
		the key processes	directly, rather than by exploding
		of two–level	forecast demand.
		master	Consume and derive: forecast
		scheduling:	demand directly, explode forecast
		forecast	demand, or use a combination of
		explosion,	both methods.
		forecast	None: place sales order demand
		consumption,	but do not forecast demand.
		planning,
		production relief,
		and shipment
		relief.

Attribute	Valid values	Purpose	Comment	Setup
Exception Set		Enter the name	The item–level planning
		of the planning	exceptions include:
		exception set that	overcommitted, shortage, excess,
		groups together	and repetitive variance. The
		the sensitivity	planning process uses this attribute
		controls and	to decide when to raise planning
		exception time	exceptions for the item.
		periods for item–
		level planning
		exceptions for
		the item.
Create		Indicates if
Supply		supply can be
		suggested for this
		item.
Critical		If selected, flags	This allows you to plan master
Component		the item as a	scheduled items with respect to
		critical	only critical component and their
		component for	material resource constraints.
		MPS and DRP
		planning.
Pegging	Soft	Enter the pegging	Soft Pegging: allocates supply to
	Pegging,	option.	demand based on the Reservation
	End		Level option set in the Plan
	Assembly		options.
	Pegging,		End Assembly Pegging: traces the
	End		end assembly the item is pegged to
	Assembly/		at the top of the bill of material.
	Soft		Even if you do not select end
	Pegging,		assembly pegging, you can still
	Hard		calculate and view end assemblies
	Pegging,		on–line.
	End		End Assembly/ Soft Pegging:
	Assembly/		Choose this option for both soft
	Hard		pegging and end assembly
	Pegging,		pegging.
	None		Hard Pegging: allocates supply to
			demand based on the Reservation
			Level option set in the Plan
			options. This pegs supply to
			demand and demand to supply by
			project at all levels of a bill of
			material. This allows you to pre–
			allocate supply to demand and
			generate planned orders based on
			the plan level options.
			End Assembly/ Hard Pegging:
			Choose this option for both hard
			pegging and end assembly
			pegging.
			None: disables project material
			allocation, end assembly pegging,
			and full pegging.
Planned		Indicates if the	This means that material can be
Inventory		item is an	stored at the item level without
Point		Inventory Point	losing materials or quality
		item.	characteristics. Inventory Points
			generally point to major stocking
			phases in the manufacturing cycle.

Attribute	Valid values	Purpose	Comment	Setup
Shrinkage		Enter a factor	The planning process inflates
Rate		that represents	demand to compensate for this
		the average	expected loss.
		amount of
		material expected
		to lose during
		manufacturing or
		in storage.
Round Order Quantities ¹		Indicate whether the planning process uses decimal or whole number values when calculating planned order quantities or repetitive rates.	When this option is checked, decimal values round up (never down) to the next whole number. The planning process carries any excess quantities and rates forward into subsequent periods as additional supply.
Acceptable Early Days ²		Enter the number of days before which the planning process will not reschedule orders.	The planning process only suggests rescheduling out if the new calculated order date is later than the original order due date plus the acceptable early days; the new calculated order does not violate the order of current scheduled receipts. This applies to discrete items only.
Calculate		Indicate whether	On the Planning Detail Report,
ATP ³		to calculate and	ATP is calculated as
		print available to	ATP = Planned production –
		promise (ATP)	committed demand
		on the Planning
		Detail Report.
Reduce MPS	None, Past	Decide when to	None: Do not reduce order
4	Due,	reduce master	quantities on the MPS.
	Demand	production	Past Due: Reduce order quantities
	Time Fence,	schedule (MPS)	on MPS entries to zero when the
	Planning	quantities to	entry is past due.
	time Fence	zero.	Demand Time Fence: Reduce
			order quantities on MPS entries to
			zero when the due date moves
			inside the demand time fence.
			Planning time Fence: Reduce
			order quantities on MPS entries to
			zero when the due date moves
			inside the planning time fence.

Attribute	Valid values	Purpose	Comment	Setup
Planning	Cumulative	Determine a	Planning calculates the planning
Time Fence	mfg. lead	point in time	time fence as the plan date (or the
Days ⁵	time,	inside which	next workday if the plan is
	Cumulative	certain	generated on a non workday) plus
	total lead	restrictions on	the value entered here.
	time, Total	planning	Cumulative mfg. lead time: The
	lead time,	recommendations	cumulative manufacturing lead
	User–	apply.	time for the item.
	defined		Cumulative total lead time: The
			total manufacturing lead time for
			the item.
			Total lead time: The total lead time
			for the item.
			User–defined: The value you enter
			for Planning Time Fence
			Days.
Demand	Cumulative	Determine a	Used to reduce the risk of carrying
Time Fence	mfg. lead	point in time	excess inventory.
Days	time,	inside which the	Planning also uses the demand
	Cumulative	planning process	time fence when loading master
	total lead	ignores forecast	schedules. The demand time fence
	time, Total	demand and	is calculated as the start date of the
	lead time,	considers only	master schedule load plus the value
	User–	sales order	entered.
	defined	demand when	Calculate the demand time fence as
		calculating gross	the plan date (or the next workday
		requirements.	if the plan is generated on a non
			workday) plus:
			Cumulative mfg. lead time: The
			cumulative manufacturing lead
			time for the item.
			Cumulative total lead time: The
			total manufacturing lead time for
			the item.
			Total lead time: The total lead time
			for the item.
			User–defined: The value you enter
			for Planning Time Fence
			Days.

Attribute	Valid values	Purpose	Comment	Setup
Release Time	Cumulative	Determine a	No material availability check is
Fence Days ⁶	mfg. lead	point in time	performed before WIP jobs are
	time,	inside which	released.
	Cumulative	planned orders	Calculate the release time fence as
	total lead	for discretely	the plan date (or the next workday
	time, Total	planned items are	if the plan is generated on a non
	lead time,	automatically	workday) plus the value entered
	User–	released as WIP	here.
	defined, Do	jobs or purchase	Cumulative mfg. lead time: The
	not auto–	requisitions.	cumulative manufacturing lead
	release, Do		time for the item.
	not release		Cumulative total lead time: The
	(Kanban)		total manufacturing lead time for
			the item.
			Total lead time: The total lead time
			for the item.
			User–defined: The value you enter
			for Planning Time Fence
			Days.
			Do not auto–release: The item
			cannot be auto–released.
			Do not release (Kanban): For
			Kanban items prevent release of
			planned orders manually or
			automatically.
Substitution	Cumulative	Calculates until what time a substitute can be considered for an item.	Cumulative mfg. lead time: The
Window	mfg. lead time Cumulative		cumulative manufacturing lead time for the item.
	total lead		Cumulative total lead time: The total
	time		manufacturing lead time for the item.
	Total lead		Total lead time: The total lead time for
	time		the item.
	User-defined		User-defined: The value you enter.

Rajkumar Kurmala