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   <Header>
      <Title>Offsetting</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e174120">
         <Level1>Offsetting</Level1>
         <Level2>lead time</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e174125">
         <Level1>Lead time</Level1>
         <Level2>offsetting</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e174130">
         <Level1>Enterprise Planning</Level1>
         <Level2>planning</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e174135">
         <Level1>Planning</Level1>
         <Level2>enterprise planning</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Lead time offsetting refers to a technique in which a planned
		order receipt in one time period requires the release of that order in an
		earlier period. The exact moment that the order must be released depends on the
		lead time for the item.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The length of the order lead time is calculated backwards, from
		the requirement date to the start date of the order.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The offsetting can be divided into two parts:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>From the requirements date to the finish date of the order
		  (part 1)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>From the finish date to the start date of the order (part
		  2)</ListItem>
      </List>
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         <FigCaption>Order lead-time offsetting, divided into two
		  parts</FigCaption>
         <FigLegend>
            <LegendEntry>
               <Symbol>
                  <Emphasis>Part
				1</Emphasis>
               </Symbol>
               <Desc>Offsetting from the requirements date to the finish
				date, is the same for all order types. The following section describes this
				type of offsetting.</Desc>
            </LegendEntry>
            <LegendEntry>
               <Symbol>
                  <Emphasis>Part
				2</Emphasis>
               </Symbol>
               <Desc>Offsetting from the finish date to the start date,
				depends on the order type. This part of offsetting differs for production
				orders, purchase orders, and distribution orders. The offsetting of the
				different order types is described in the section "Offsetting from finish date
				to start date".</Desc>
            </LegendEntry>
         </FigLegend>
      </Figure>
   </GeneralSection>
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