Re: Feature/option planning factor

[christopherneely@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks. 



That is what I thought. I just didn't know if there was something within the configurators themselves that would handle this situation. 



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From: "Kevin Fox" <kdfox2007pub@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 2:32:54 AM 
Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Feature/option planning factor 

Easiest solution is to use planning bills of material. 

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Steve Smith <smithsteve779@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: 

>  Is there something equivalent to the feature/option planining factor in 
> kbc or Buy Design? 
>
> Using KBC or Buy Design, how do you plan through Forecasting/MRP the 
> quantity of each option that you might need when one option is selected 70 
> percent of the time and the other option is selected 30 percent of the 
> time? 
>
> If you are using features/options for your configurator then you can use 
> the features/option panning factor. How do you handle this with kbc or buy 
> design? 
>
> Thanks for any assistance. 
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