| # Clusters summary Clusters represent one or more warehouses in a particular geographical area. Therefore, you can think of cluster as separate entities in a company, such as a production site, a regional distribution center, or a local sales office. You can set up plan items for each cluster, called clustered plan items. These plan items allow you to plan per item-cluster combination. The clustered plan item can be supplied via distribution, purchase, and production. However, for purchase and production the functionality is limited. The planning process is always performed on the aggregated level of the default warehouse of the cluster. You must use the available supply systems in Infor LN Warehousing to control the replenishment of the other warehouses in the cluster. For order acceptance of clustered items, you can apply standard ATP, component and capacity CTP, family CTP, and channel CTP. However, the use of component and capacity CTP is limited, because a clustered item does not have a unique bill of (critical) materials and capacities. |