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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Inventory planning</Level1>
			<Level2>Enterprise Planning</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> offers functionality for inventory planning. You can use this functionality to determine time-phased target inventory levels for the planning process in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Without an item master plan</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If an item has no <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">item master plan</Link>, you can carry out inventory planning by means of the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary">safety stock</Link> defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd2100s000" role="session">Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000)</GUIRef> session. In this same session you can specify a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#SeasonPatter.tc" role="glossary">seasonal pattern</Link> for the safety stock, to account for seasonal fluctuations. During an order simulation for an item without a master plan, the safety stock and the seasonal pattern determine the target inventory level used by the planning engine.</Paragraph>
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		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>With an item master plan</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If you maintain an item master plan for an item, this master plan includes an inventory plan. During a master-plan simulation or order simulation for an item with a master plan, SSA ERP uses the inventory plan as the target inventory level.</Paragraph>
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		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The inventory plan states the desired inventory level at the end of each plan period.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can manually specify inventory-plan values for each plan period. However, you can also use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp1210m000" role="session">Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000)</GUIRef> session to automatically generate an inventory plan.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000304" role="manual">Demand and Inventory Planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000322" role="manual">To generate an inventory plan</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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