| # Number of plan items To plan the supply of an item based on the anticipated demand for that item, set the item's order system to Planned to create a plan item and maintain the relevant data in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session. You can create one plan item for each combination of item code and cluster of warehouses. The Enterprise Planning package plans the supply for these plan items. Order systems and methods exist that do not use plan items, such as statistical inventory control (SIC), time-phased order point (TPOP), Kanban, and order controlled/Single. You can also make the item available on the shop floor as floor stock. If the number of plan items increases, performance of the planning process decreases. It is not usually necessary to create a plan item for every item and every cluster. Recommendations: For every item, consider which planning method is most suitable, such as statistical inventory control (SIC), time-phased order point (TPOP), Kanban, or order controlled/Single. Only use Enterprise Planning if you need the planning algorithms of that package. If an item is a material in production and the item is cheap, make the item available as floor stock. Do not create a plan item for an item in every cluster. Only create the plan item for the clusters you really require. Performance aspects Effect on CPU: Yes Effect on database growth: Yes Related topics Enterprise Planning, an Overview To generate order advice (SIC) Time-phased order point (TPOP) Kanban Order Controlled/Single setup and order generation |