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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000110" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>General overview and basic concepts</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e162677">
         <Level1>Order planning</Level1>
         <Level2>concepts</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e162682">
         <Level1>Concepts</Level1>
         <Level2>order planning</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The planning logic within LN provides a mechanism
		  where supply and demand are balanced taking into account existing receipts,
		  supply and inventory levels. The planning takes care of fulfilling unfulfilled
		  demand by generating various sorts of supply orders, such as these:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Planned production orders (an order to make the item)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Planned distribution orders (an order to get the item from
		  another site)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Planned purchase orders (an order to buy the item)</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can set up the planning system by specifying this
		  data:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000130" role="manual">Scenarios</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Specify multiple scenarios, in order to compare various
		  planning strategies.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000120" role="manual">Item data structure</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Specify the various items.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000220" role="manual">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd2100s000" role="session">Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000)</GUIRef>
            </Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Differentiate the item planning characteristics for different
		  warehouses, production sites, and suppliers.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000130" role="manual">Scenarios</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000120" role="manual">Item data structure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/op000220" role="manual">
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd2100s000" role="session">Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000)</GUIRef>
         </Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>