RE: MRP process no planned orders for a phantom

A little clarification:

When the requirements are from planned or firm planned orders, MRP will
create a planned order for the phantom.

If the requirements are from a released shop order, then the notes below
apply and the demand will "blow through" the phantom to the child.  The
material allocation (FMA) is also for the child and not the phantom.

Kent Van Horn
lkvanhorn@huntel.net

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        From:  Lehri, Kaizer[SMTP:LehriK@MEDEVAUS.com]
        Sent:  Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:59 AM
        To:  'mgraziano@badgermeter.com'
        Cc:  'klvanhorn@lozier.com'; bpcs-l@midrange.com
        Subject:  RE: MRP process no planned orders for a phantom

        As per my understanding, the requirements generated for phantoms are
        converted into requirements for the phantom's components. I.e, if
the
        phantom is unavailable, Planned orders are created for it's
components and
        not for the phantom itself. 

        Phantoms are defined as neither manufactured nor purchased items. 

        Question is - Are you sure the item should be classified as a
phantom ? If
        you need planned orders for that item, then you either purchase or
        manufacture it. In which case, it should not be a phantom in the
first
        place. 

        Some tidbits - 
        *       Component items with an item type of zero (0) are phantoms
and are
        "blown through" when shop orders for their parents are created
(through
        SFC520, FAS510, or SFC550).  If there is no unallocated inventory
for the
        phantom component, the phantom is exploded down to its components
and the
        children of the phantom are attached to the order as material-- not
the
        phantom itself.  This continues down as many levels as there are
phantoms in
        the bill of material.  Un-allocated inventory available for the
phantom is
        used first; no explosion takes place for that quantity and the
phantom is
        attached to the shop order.    
        *       Items tagged as phantoms are exploded during the MRP or MPS
        generation after available inventory for the phantom is consumed.
Release
        messages are suppressed for phantoms, and phantoms do not display on
the
        MRP/MPS detail reports unless there is a rescheduling message or a
past due
        scheduled receipt.  Phantoms can be reviewed through MPS and MRP
inquiry
        programs.

        Thanks
        Kaizar Lehri


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