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   <Header>
      <Title>Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e175436">
         <Level1>Inventory planning</Level1>
         <Level2>Enterprise Planning</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <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>
   <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>
   </GeneralSection>
   <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, LN uses the inventory
		plan as the target inventory level.</Paragraph>
      <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>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Vendor-managed inventory</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In a <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000469" role="glossary">vendor managed inventory (VMI)</Link> setup, where a supplier
		plans the supply on behalf of the customer, you can use a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000500" role="glossary">terms and conditions agreement</Link> to define minimum
		inventory levels and maximum inventory levels that must be maintained at the
		customer's warehouse.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000476" role="manual">To work with minimum and maximum inventory</Link>
      </Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>For an item that is planned by the supplier, you cannot
		  maintain an <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">item master plan</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <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>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000114" role="manual">Inventory planning in Enterprise Planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000476" role="manual">To work with minimum and maximum inventory</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>