Inventory Requirements Planning Options

Select this check box to integrate the Inventory Requirements Planning module with Production Management.

When the two modules are integrated, Inventory Requirements Planning can calculate the number of items that need to be produced and use this data to create work tickets in Production Management. When running this calculation, Inventory Requirements Planning takes into account both the demand and supply from open work tickets.

Select this check box to integrate the Inventory Requirements Planning module with Purchase Order.

When the two modules are integrated, Inventory Requirements Planning can calculate the number of items that need to be ordered and use this data to create purchase orders in Purchase Order. When planning by inventory item, supply from incoming purchase orders not linked to work tickets is included in the calculation.

This check box is available if the Purchase Order module is set up for the current company.

Select this check box to integrate the Inventory Requirements Planning module with Sales Order.

When the two modules are integrated, Inventory Requirements Planning can calculate demand based on sales order line items.

This check box is available if the Sales Order module is set up for the current company.

Select the starting day for the week. This day is used as the default starting day in Maintain Projected Demands.

Select this check box to pull the work ticket required date closer in to meet the demand. Clear this check box to keep the work ticket on the required date and issue "Make" recommendations for demands preceding the work ticket completion date.

This check box is available if the Inventory Requirements Planning module is integrated with Production Management.

Select this check box to push the work ticket required date further out to meet the demand. Clear this check box to keep the work ticket on the same date.

This check box is available if the Inventory Requirements Planning module is integrated with Production Management.

Select this check box to round quantities of items whose standard unit of measure is defined as an integer unit of measure in Bill of Materials Options. Clear this check box to use Each as the default integer unit of measure.

Select this check box to explode the components of the phantom bill onto the level of the bill where the phantom bill appears. Clear this check box if you want the system to ignore phantom bills and their components.

This check box is available only if the Bill of Materials module is set up for the current company and the Allow Phantom Bills check box is selected in Bill of Materials Options.

Select this check box to base the Effective Date on the demand's projected release dates (for example, the Sales Order Promise Date) less the build time. If this check box is selected, the Effective Date field will not be displayed in the Inventory Requirements Planning window.

Clear this check box to base the Effective Date on the Effective Date field in Inventory Requirements Planning. The Effective Date entered will be used to determine component requirements for all bills of material.

This check box is available if the Bill of Materials module is set up for the current company and the Enable Engineering Change Control check box is selected in Bill of Materials Options.

Select a method for calculating build times for "Make" items.

• Select Default Build Time to use the following hierarchy to determine the action required date for scheduling “Make” items:
  • The item vendor lead time is used.
  • If the item vendor lead time is 0 (zero), the entry at the Default Build Time (Days) field in Inventory Requirements Planning is used.
• Select Work Ticket Template to use the following hierarchy to determine the action required date for scheduling "Make items:
  • The template is used.
  • If there is no template, the item vendor lead time is used.
  • If the item vendor lead time is 0 (zero), the entry at the Default Build Time (Days) field in Inventory Requirements Planning is used.

This field is available if the Inventory Requirements Planning module is integrated with Production Management.