| # Supply source for clustered items A clustered plan item can be supplied by distribution, purchase, or production. You can also define multi-sourcing strategies. Distribution If the default supply source is Distribution, the clustered plan item is replenished from warehouses in other clusters. To set up distribution planning (DRP), you must define supplying relationships between the clusters (warehouses). The DRP functionality uses these relationships to generate planned distribution orders to supply the cluster. Note You do not define supplying relationships on warehouse level, but on cluster level, as shown in the previous example. You do not need supplying relationships on warehouse level, because Enterprise Planning always plans on the same default warehouse per cluster, as well as on the same default warehouse for the non-clustered item. Purchase If the actual supply source is set to Purchase, external suppliers supply the clustered plan item. This setup is called local purchasing. To set up purchase planning, you must use the following sessions: Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) Supply Strategy (cprpd7120m000) The cluster segment is only applicable in Enterprise Planning. Therefore, all the clustered plan items use the same purchase data and item purchase business partner information. The supply strategy is optional and you can define a supply strategy for each cluster. This strategy determines the priority rules for the selection of suppliers during the planning run. Production If you set the default supply source to Production, production orders supply the clustered plan item. To set up production planning, the following sessions are the most important sessions: Bill of Material (tibom1110m000) Routing Operations (tirou1102m000) Bill of Critical Materials (cprpd3120m000) Bill of Critical Capacities (cprpd3130m000) The cluster segment is only used in Enterprise Planning. As a result, the clustered plan items use the non-clustered manufactured item’s BOM, routing, bill of critical material (BCM) and bill of critical capacities (BCC). In the order horizon, ERP Enterprise planning routines use BOMs and routings to explode material requirements and operations. In the planning horizon, the planning routines use BCMs and BCCs to explode material requirements and operations. Multi-sourcing Clustered plan items can also have multiple sources of supply, such as a combination of distribution, purchase, and production. To define multi-sourcing, you can use the sourcing strategy. You can set up a separate sourcing strategy for each clustered plan item. To set up the sourcing strategy, use the Sourcing Strategy (cprpd7110m000) session: For distribution sourcing only, you can set up cluster-specific distribution relationships. This option is not available for purchase and production. Therefore, the planning process always uses the same item purchase business partner information and same BOMs and routings to plan both the non-clustered item and the clustered items. You can set up the high level sourcing strategy by cluster. |