Re-schedule purchase orders during pull planning

Re-schedule backwards

If the quantity on hand is below the safety stock, the analysis proposes that you re-schedule the purchase order backwards. This means that the planned delivery date is changed to an earlier date.

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Re-schedule forwards

If there is a surplus the analysis proposes that you re-schedule the order forwards. This means that the purchase order is deleted.

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Select the Work with pull-planning menu item.
You access Work with pull-planning, Order proposals. Select the analysis proposal that you want to work with and click Work w proposal.
You access Work with analysis proposal. Complete the following field:

Type of proposal: Indicate the type of proposal to be maintained by ticking one of the following: Order proposal or Re-schedule proposal. For this task, tick Re-schedule proposal.

Click OK.

You access Work with re-schedule analysis. (Tip: The Tp column displays a code indicating how the order should be re-scheduled. Permitted values: 1 (Backward) and 2 (Forward).) Select the item for which you want to view open orders and click Open orders.

You access Work with re-schedule analysis, Open orders. Select the order you want to re-schedule and click Order maintenance.
You access Work with purchase orders, Order line, main info. You will have to manually change the date according to the action that was recommended by the system (forward or backward re-scheduling). Complete the following field:

Disp date: Enter a date indicating the new dispatch date of the purchase order (arrival date – transport time = dispatch date).

Click OK to update. Exit the routine.

Re-schedule backwards

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Re-schedule forwards

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