RE: Forecasting question

Dan,

Your terminology is confusing because by definition if you are using hard 
customer orders for your requirements, that is not forecasting. That is 
just planning based on entered customer orders. The MPS module does have a 
manual "forecasting" program (MRP100) that provides the ability for you to 
key in forecast periods and the quantities for each period. Remember that 
the program that will plan based on customer orders and/or forecasting is 
MRP500 and the items that will be planned will be the ones that are 
flagged as Master Scheduled (IMRP in IIM or ICMRP in CIC =M) . This is 
critical because customer orders and forecast are considered "external" 
demand in BPCS, and the (M) coded Master Scheduled Items will search for 
external demand. Hope this helps.




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We use MRP500C/MRP600C for MRP and Forecasting. Not really sure how it 
works, but that is what we use. We only use MRP and Forecasting based on 
orders and nothing else. Basically to see what is needed to make the 
orders we have not based on inventory.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+dwilkins=suz.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan 
Sweeney
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:05 PM
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Subject: RE: [BPCS-L] Forecasting question 

MRP600 is MRP not forecasting.  MRP500 is MPS.  The forecasting program
is a FOR program.

Daniel J. Sweeney 
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+dsweeney=phoenixbcinc.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Daniel Wilkins
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Subject: [BPCS-L] Forecasting question 

BPCS Version 6.1.01

 

In the MRP600C, how can I tell that the forecasting is running and not
the MRP?

 

I need to add a custom program to call but only during the forecasting
run and not the MRP run.

 

Daniel