RE: Re: Order Policy A with Safety Stock?

Thanks Dennis. 

What's confusing about this is the text from the MRP User's Guide (p139)
below.  I understand how Mapics would process this requirement, but the
Mapics text is misleading.

    Two types of requirements are not subtracted from projected balance.
Generated
    requirements for master level type S items (those identified as
either *PG or *CB) are
    not subtracted, because they are not used by the planning programs.
Manual
    requirements entered by the planner should represent these
requirements. Safety
    stock requirement is not subtracted because of its inherent nature:
it is planned to
    handle unforeseen demand, so it is shown as available inventory.


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Subject: [MAPICS-L] Re: Order Policy A with Safety Stock?


MRP handles safety stock as Zero quantity available for all order
policies. 
Order Policy "A" is ok if the requirements, even to use safety  stock,
are
infrequent. Order Policy "G" is more useful if the need to use  the
safety stock
are moderate, lead time is long, freight is sensitive, and a  minimum
order
qty is required by the vendor.

Dennis Guy Vaillant
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