| # Local production and purchasing The plan items in the clusters can be supplied not only by distribution, but also through purchase and production. In this way, you can, for example, plan local purchasing in a cluster (geographical area). You can also plan supply from multiple sources. Example Eighty percent of an item’s required quantity is supplied by distribution from the central warehouse to the cluster (regional distribution center), and twenty percent of the item’s required quantity is purchased locally by the cluster. The following figure shows the sourcing possibilities for clustered plan items: You cannot use the source production for more then one of the clustered and non-clustered items because only one bill of material and routing for each item is available, as described later in this document. |