All,
My client has the following requirement: to be able to change components and/or component quantities at a point in the future and have the dependent (DP-BOM) demand account for the changed components and/or component quantities.
My first question is whether this is even possible or not. It seems logical that it would be, but I do not have deep experience with dp-boms.
If it is possible, what specifically needs to be done in the PPM to accomplish this? I have already tried using the "Time Dependent Parameters" button in the alternative components section of the PPM, with no success. Our "normal" dp-bom solution is currently working in our test environment.
Example:
FG1 has the following demand:
Jan-08 | Feb-08 | Mar-08 | Apr-08
100 | 100 | 100 | 100
FG1 has the following PPM values (generated using the "time dependent parameters" button in the component display of the PPM):
Product | I/O | Valid To Date | Var. Cons | UOM
FG1 | O | 12/31/9999 | 1000 | EA
RM1 | I | 2/1/2008 | 400 | YD
RM1 | I | 12/31/9999 | 500 | YD
What we expect is that the following dependent demand is generated in the planning book:
Jan-08 | Feb-08 | Mar-08 | Apr-08
40 | 40 | 50 | 50
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Sean