| # Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000) Use this session to generate the demand forecast for items and item/channel combinations based on historical demand data, and to generate inventory plans for items. The following sessions display the demand forecast and the extra demand: Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) The Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session also displays the inventory plan. Demand forecast Select the Generate Demand Plan check box to generate a demand forecast. Note LN only generates a demand forecast for items for which the Demand Forecast field in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session has the value Generate or Always Update. Note If you selected the Dependent Demand Forecast check box in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session, LN also computes the demand forecast for requirements for manufactured or distributed items, based on their historical demand data. If you select the Generate to Extra Demand check box, LN stores the demand forecast in the Extra Demand field of the item master plan or the channel master plan. If you clear the Generate to Extra Demand check box, LN stores the demand forecast in the Demand Forecast field. Consumption of the forecast demand After this session generates the forecast demand, the customer orders that are already present consume the demand forecast and extra demand in the same or nearby plan periods. Inventory plan Select the Generate Inventory Plan check box if LN must also generate an inventory plan. Note LN does not generate inventory plans for channeled plan items. Note LN only generates an inventory plan for items for which the Inventory Plan field in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session has the value Generate or Always Update. Projected inventory and ATP For normal plan items LN updates the following fields in the master plan after calculating the demand forecast or the inventory plan: Projected inventory Available-to-promise Cumulative ATP For channeled plan items LN updates the Cumulative ATP field in the Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) session. Related topics Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning To compute the demand forecast Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning Scenario The scenario for which LN generates demand forecast and inventory plans for the specified plan items. Related topics Scenarios in Enterprise Planning Channel Specify the first of a range of channels for which LN must generate demand forecasts. Channel Specify the last of a range of channels for which LN must generate demand forecasts. Period Specify the first of a range of plan periods for which LN must calculate demand forecasts and inventory plans. Period This field displays the start date of the first plan period in the range of plan periods for which you want to generate a demand plan and an inventory plan. Related topics Plan periods in Enterprise Planning Period Specify the last of a range of plan periods for which LN must calculate demand forecasts and inventory plans. Period This field displays the end date of the last plan period in the range of plan periods for which you want to generate a demand plan and an inventory plan. Related topics Plan periods in Enterprise Planning Planner Specify the first of a range of planners that LN must use as a selection criterion to generate demand forecasts and inventory plans. Planner Specify the last of a range of planners that LN must use as a selection criterion to generate demand forecasts and inventory plans. From Plan Item Specify the first of a range of plan items for which LN must generate demand forecasts and inventory plans. To Plan Item Specify the last of a range of plan items for which LN must generate demand forecasts and inventory plans. Generate Demand Plan If this check box is selected, LN calculates a demand forecast for item master plans and channel master plans. Note LN only generates a demand forecast for items for which the Demand Forecast field in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session has the value Generate or Always Update. If the Generate to Extra Demand check box is selected, LN generates the demand forecast of all the specified plan items in the specified range to the Extra Demand field of the Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000) session or the Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) session, instead of to the Demand Forecast field. Related topics Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning Generate to Extra Demand If this check box is selected, LN moves the calculated forecast to the Extra Demand field in the item master plan instead of to the Demand Forecast field. Related topics Demand forecasting in Enterprise Planning. Generate Inventory Plan If this check box is selected, LN generates an inventory plan for the normal plan items in the item master plan. Note LN only generates an inventory plan for normal plan items for which the Inventory Plan field in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session has the value Generate or Always Update. Related topics Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning Calculate Forecast Settings If this check box is selected, LN computes the optimal set of parameters and uses them to perform the demand forecast and the inventory plan. Note You can save the optimal set of parameters if you select the Automatic Update of Forecast Parameters check box in the Plan Items - Forecast Settings (cpdsp1110m000) session. If this check box is cleared, LN uses the parameters as you set them in the Plan Items - Forecast Settings (cpdsp1110m000) session to perform the demand forecast and the inventory plan. Generate Starts the simulation procedure. |