| # Example: distribution structure with clusters In Enterprise Planning you can use clusters to plan business procedures such as: Forecasting Sales Inventory planning Order acceptance Inventory replenishment Clusters are used to set up the supplying relationships that Enterprise Planning uses to perform planning. This online manual topic gives an example of a distribution structure with clusters. Example In the following example, R is a resource, A through E are warehouses. The arrows represent supplying relationships.
cl1 | cluster 1
cl2 | cluster 2
cl3 | cluster 3
Item BIKE is manufactured at resource R, and stocked at warehouse A. From there, BIKE is first distributed to warehouses B and C (which, from a planning point of view, can be considered as one unit), and then to warehouses D and E (considered as one planning unit) and warehouse F. In Enterprise Planning, the item BIKE is represented by the following plan items: Nonclustered item BIKE represents the item stocked in warehouse A. Clustered item cl1 BIKE represents the item stocked in warehouses B and C. Clustered item cl2 BIKE represents the item stocked in warehouses D and E. Clustered item cl3 BIKE represents the item stocked in warehouse F. Related topics Clusters in Enterprise Planning To use clusters for production planning To use clusters for purchase planning Distribution planning |