Where it usually breaks
And how to keep it from happening.
- MRP runs against a draft version that changes the next day.
- Suggestions are left New and expire without review.
- Safety stock or lead times are out of date, so suggestions arrive too late.
- Supply Chain
- Process
- Forecast to replenishment
Forecast to replenishment
Agree and lock the forecast, run MRP against it and review the purchase, transfer and production suggestions it produces.
Step by step
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Build the forecast Demand Planner
Demand Planner records the statistical, sales override and consensus figures per product, warehouse and bucket under a draft version.
- Figures recorded per bucket
- Updates Demand forecasts, Forecast buckets
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Review and lock Demand Planner
The version moves to In Review, is approved by the consensus meeting and is Locked before planning runs against it.
- Draft → in review → Approved → Locked
- Updates Forecast versions
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Run MRP Demand Planner
The planner runs MRP over the agreed horizon against the locked version. The run records items planned and suggestions made.
- Run Completed with suggestions
- Updates MRP runs
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Review suggestions Demand Planner
Each suggestion shows the net requirement, action, need-by date and suggested supplier. The planner reviews it and actions it, ignores it, or lets it expire.
- New → Reviewed → Actioned, Ignored or Expired
- Updates Replenishment plans
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Hand off Buyer
Purchase order suggestions go to the buyer, transfers to the Inventory Manager and production orders to the plant.
- Orders created from suggestions
- Updates Purchase orders, Transfers, Production orders
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Demand Planner
- , Buyer, Inventory Manager.
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