Re: BPCS 405CD Allocations

Wally:

This is vanilla BPCS logic.  When the new Lot Number is created through
Production Reporting, its Available Date is set to the current date
(1/22/2004) unless there are values input in the Item Master that would make
the Available Date later.  The Allocation logic uses the Request Date when
comparing which Lots to select.  Based on the Request Date of 1/20/2004, the
Lot Number is not yet available so it is skipped.

Your choices are:

1.  Change the Request Date on the Order to be 1/22/2004 or later.
2.  Perform Lot Master Maintenance and make the Available Date earlier than
1/20/2004 or earlier.
3.  Modify the BPCS Allocation programs to use Today's Date as part of the
comparison logic.  That is, if the Available Date is greater than the
Request Date and the Available Date  is greater than or equal to Today's
Date (i.e. the Lot is available now), then allocate this Lot Number.

I hope that this helps.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Les Mittman

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WallyC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:55 PM
Subject: BPCS 405CD Allocations


>
> Hello All,
>
> We have noticed a peculiar behavior in the way BPCS allocates
lot-controlled
> inventory to backorders:
>
> Example: We have a customer order with the request date equal to 1/20/2004
> for PartX.
>
> Lot Q of PartX is received into inventory from a shop order on 1/22/2004.
>
> BPCS will not auto-allocate the lot to the order. When manually
allocating,
> the warning message is: Lot Availability Date is greater than Order Date.
>
> My questions:
>
> Is this vanilla? (it looks like it from the code).
>
> Has anybody else solved this problem short of a mod to the allocations
> programs?
>
> If it took a mod, what approach was used, what pitfalls are gotcha's are
> lurking?
>
>
> TIA
> Wally M Carr
> Business Systems Analyst
> The Bergquist Company
> 952.820.6516
> WallyC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> PS - Hello to all LPS, SSANC, SSA alumni & refugees!
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