Planning for Sales orders for quantities greater than forecast in APO SNP

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We have a requirement in which planning in SNP is done based on the forecast quantity transferred from DP . Demand from Sales orders is not taken into consideration for planning . The PO's are created based on the forecast quantity only SO's consume forecast . Now a situation arises where we have the sales orders quantity ( say 400) is more than that of the forecast( say 300 ) , this means for quantity of 100 no planning is being done by SNP.

We want to know are there any ways of getting the remaining quantity being planned by SNP

The planning strategy used is 40 in ECC

Thanks in advance

Regards

Surendra

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Surendra,

Here is an idea: You create an extra key figure, which will contain the value of (Forecast - S.O). You can write a macro to get this value. when this value is less than 'Zero', set it as positive number or as per your requirment. Now use a seperate planning book which will have a net demand key fig. along with other key fig. (no FC, no SO key fig). This key fig. is your defined key fig, storing the value of the output of the macro.

Now you you can ran your SNP job using this planing book and data view. Please let me know whether this is feisible for your scenario.

Thanks,

Satyajit

Edited by: Satyajit Patra on Jun 17, 2009 9:52 AM

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Thanks for the inputs. Macros are a good work around , will try them . Also the suggestion given by Senthil looks promising . Will work from that view point too .

Regards

Surendra

[Former Member]

Hi,

Map the correct order category and category group.

You need to write the macro for the planning.

SNP will consider the planning quantity if macros are correctly written and order category/category groups are properly mapped.

Regards,

Santosh

[Former Member]

Hi Surendra,

Well if Sales Orders are for a higher Qty. than the Fcst. please rerun Heuristics at DC and as well as the Plant, System will plan for the Excess Quantity. SNP Heuristics is unconstrained planning and Fcst. is just a pointer for Planning in the future, it is not that SNP plan is a fixed plan, there are possibilities that the Stocks in the Plant are sufficent to meet this excess demand, running Deployment will also create a STR for transport. In case stocks are not there in the Plant running Heuristics at the Plant will create a planned order for the material.

Thanks,

Harsh

[Former Member]

Hi Surendra,

For better control, the forecast quantity should match the sales order quantity for plg strategy 40. If there are cases when sales order quantity is greater than forecast, you can create a control check in ECC to inform the users who creates the sales orders to get a popup message to create a sales order with rush order type or any other type to track the excess sales orders received against forecast.

In SNP, once this rush order is entered, upon subsequent net change heuristic plan which runs day night, it considers those excess quantities and puts up purchase requisitions and procurement & production can be planned based using those PRs in SNP.

Please confirm

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.