| Sourcing Strategy (cprpd7110m000) |  |
| Use this session to define sourcing strategies. You can specify sourcing strategies on the following levels of aggregation: Cluster level Item group level Item level (See To search sourcing strategies ). Use the following procedure to enter a sourcing strategy on cluster level: Enter the cluster in the Cluster field. Leave the Item Group field empty. Leave the Plan Item field empty. Use the following procedure to enter a sourcing strategy on item group level: Optionally, enter a cluster in the Cluster field. Enter the item group in the Item Group field. Leave the Plan Item field empty. If you click the Exceptions button in the Sourcing Strategy (cprpd7110m000) details session, you can zoom to the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session to define an exception to deviate from the default settings for the supply source. Related topics Allocation rule: historic percentage Sourcing strategies To search sourcing strategies To use an overview session To maintain records in an overview session Sources of supply: production, purchase, or distribution
Fields | Description
Scenario | The identification of an overall planning solution. Each scenario represents one overall planning solution, and involves particular settings for the planning of items and resources. You can use scenarios to analyze and compare various planning options and to find the best planning solution. For example, you can vary demand forecasts or sourcing strategies. One of the scenarios is the actual scenario, which corresponds with the actual planning situation. You can only transfer planned orders and production plans from the actual scenario to the execution level of ERP LN. Related topics Scenarios in Enterprise Planning
Plan Level | The level within a hierarchical planning structure. When you plan on a higher plan level, plans are general and less detailed. Example Plan level 1 is the highest plan level; the higher the number, the lower the plan level. You can carry out distribution planning with product families, because each plan level has its own sourcing rules and supply rules. Related topics Plan levels and product families
Cluster | A group of entities that are not necessarily related to one financial company or logistic company. In Enterprise Planning, clusters are used for groups of warehouses, connected by supplying relationships. Related topics To search sourcing strategies
Item Group | Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Related topics To search sourcing strategies
Item | An item with the order system Planned. The production, distribution, or purchase of these items is planned in Enterprise Planning based on the forecast or the actual demand. You can plan these items by means of: Master-based planning (similar to master production scheduling techniques). Order-based planning (similar to material-requirements planning techniques). A combination of master-based planning and order-based planning. Plan items can be one of the following: An actual manufactured or purchased item. A product family. A basic model, that is, a defined product variant of a generic item. A group of similar plan items (or families) is called a product family. The items are aggregated to give a more general plan than the one devised for individual items. A code displayed by the item code's cluster segment shows that the plan item is a clustered item that is used for distribution planning. Note This is the item code without the cluster segment, because this segment is not used. If you leave this field empty, the sourcing strategy is defined on item group level or on cluster level. Related topics Allocation rule: historic percentage To search sourcing strategies
Position Number | The number that identifies a data record or a step in a sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in a large variety of contexts. Usually ERP LN generates the sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can overwrite this number. You can sometimes influence the numbering by setting the corresponding parameters.
Standard Configuration | If this check box is selected, this sourcing strategy is valid for the standard configuration. If you do not define an exception, ERP LN takes into account this sourcing strategy to plan supply during the time interval displayed in the Effectivity Period field. You can link an exception to the sourcing strategy for which you selected the Standard Configuration check box. In that case, you must clear the Valid check box in the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000), which means that ERP LN does not take into account the sourcing strategy to plan supply. In other words, you can only define an exception to make the corresponding sourcing strategy unavailable for planning. If there are no exceptions present, ERP LN automatically selects the Standard Configuration check box. You can clear the Standard Configuration check box after you linked the exception. Related topics Unit effectivity in Enterprise Planning
Exceptions Present | If this check box is selected, an exception is defined for the corresponding sourcing strategy in the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session. If the Standard Configuration check box is also selected, the exception states that the standard configuration is not valid. If this check box is cleared, no exceptions are defined for the corresponding sourcing strategy. ERP LN takes into account the corresponding sourcing strategy during the time interval displayed in the Effectivity Period field.
Effectivity Date | The effective date of the sourcing strategy.
Expiry Date | The expiry date of the sourcing strategy.
Reason | In this field you can enter a description for this strategy.
Source Allocation Rule | The rule that defines how a required volume is divided over the following sources of supply: Production Purchase Distribution The source allocation rule is either Percentage or Priority. This field defines how a volume is divided over the different supply sources. This field determines the interpretation of the following fields: Distribution Production Purchase Note In master-based planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source allocation rule, regardless of the value of this field. Related topics Sourcing strategies
Distribution | If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Distribution field is interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned distribution orders. If the source allocation rule is Priority, the Distribution field is interpreted as the priority of the planned distribution orders compared to other supply sources. Note In master-based planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Related topics Sourcing strategies
Minimum Volume Distribution | The minimum distribution volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Maximum | The maximum distribution volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Production | If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Production field is interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned production orders. If the source allocation rule is Priority, the Production field is interpreted as the priority of the planned production orders compared to other supply sources. Note In master-based planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Related topics Sourcing strategies
Minimum Production Volume | The minimum production volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Maximum Production Volume | The maximum production volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Production | Select one of the following periods for which the mimimum and/or maximum production values are valid: Day Week Month Year Whole Period Order Interval
Purchase | If the source allocation rule is Percentage, the Purchase field is interpreted as the percentage of the requirements that is covered by planned purchase orders. If the source allocation rule is Priority, the Purchase field is interpreted as the priority of the planned purchase orders compared to other supply sources. Note In master-based planning, every source allocation rule is interpreted as a Percentage source allocation rule, regardless of the value of the Source Allocation Rule field. Related topics Sourcing strategies
Minimum Purchase Volume | The minimum purchase volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Maximum Purchase Volume | The maximum purchase volume for the time period specified in the Time Period field.
Time Period Unit | The period used as time unit to determine the time period for which the minimum values and maximum values are valid. Select one of the following periods: Day Week Month Year Whole Period Order Interval
Time Period Length | The length of the time period for which the minimum values and maximum values are valid. If you selected as period, the value Whole Period, this field is not available. In that case, ERP LN uses the entire effectivity period of the sourcing strategy.
Commands | Description
Print Sourcing Strategy | Click this button to start the Print Sourcing Strategy (cprpd7410m000) session.
Copy Multilevel Supplying Structure | Click this button to start the Copy Multilevel Supplying Structure (cprpd7200m000) session.
Exceptions | Click this button to go to the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session.
View Date-Effective Item Data | Click this button to start the Date-Effective Item Data (tcibd0510m000) session.
View Tree Structure | Displays an overview in a tree format.