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   <Header>
      <Title>Number of plan items</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1087620">
         <Level1>Valid for LN FP0, FP1, FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6, 10, 10.2</Level1>
         <Level2>number of plan items</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1087625">
         <Level1>number of plan items</Level1>
         <Level2>performance</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1087630">
         <Level1>Effect on CPU</Level1>
         <Level2>number of plan items</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>To plan the supply of an item based on the anticipated demand
		for that item, set the item's <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">order system</Link> to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osys#mps" role="option">Planned</GUIRef> to
		create a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems_ti" role="glossary">plan item</Link> and maintain the relevant data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can create one <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems_ti" role="glossary">plan item</Link> for each combination of item code and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000315" role="glossary">cluster</Link> of warehouses.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> package plans the supply for these plan items.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Order systems and methods exist that do not use plan items, such
		as <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000032" role="glossary">statistical inventory control</Link> (SIC), <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000424" role="glossary">time-phased order point</Link> (TPOP), <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000400" role="glossary">Kanban</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000408" role="glossary">order controlled/Single</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can also make the item available on the shop floor as <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#FloorStock_ti" role="glossary">floor stock</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>If the number of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems_ti" role="glossary">plan items</Link> increases, performance of the planning process
		decreases. It is not usually necessary to create a plan item for every item and
		every cluster.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Recommendations:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>For every item, consider which planning method is most
		  suitable, such as <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000032" role="glossary">statistical inventory control</Link> (SIC), <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000424" role="glossary">time-phased order point</Link> (TPOP), <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000400" role="glossary">Kanban</Link>, or <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000408" role="glossary">order controlled/Single</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Only use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> if you need the planning algorithms of that package.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If an item is a material in production and the item is cheap,
		  make the item available as <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#FloorStock_ti" role="glossary">floor stock</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Do not create a plan item for an item in every <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000315" role="glossary">cluster</Link>. Only create the plan item for the clusters you
		  really require.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Performance aspects</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>Effect on CPU: Yes</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Effect on database growth: Yes</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000300" role="manual">Enterprise Planning, an Overview</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">To generate order advice (SIC)</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000316" role="manual">Time-phased order point (TPOP)</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000311" role="manual">Kanban setup, label layout, and order generation</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000315" role="manual">Order Controlled/Single setup and order generation</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>