f/casts v real orders.

Hi group,

I'm using JBA V352b Service Pack 2 No modifications.

I have a scenario to which I would be greatful for any suggestions on how to 
handle it.

I receive in orders from my customers for configured items, to be supplied 
as soon as possible, i create a works order for the item, manufacture and 
ship it, Invoice the customer and all is fine,
As the orders i receive are normally only for one or two items at a time and 
as they are required immediatly they go into the system with todays due 
date, hence tomorrow they are 'late', this also if fine,
I also have orders keyed into the system with 'future' dates, these i treat 
as f/casts and i use them to plan my materials, these orders will never be 
released as they are not real.
Now the problem !
some of my larger customers are now giving me purchase orders for lots of 
the same item, but want them supplied over a period of time, not all 
together, if i put these orders in with a due date of today then my 
'overdue' work is not realistic and the planning/materials dept would have a 
stroke, and if i schedule them out using the required due dates then the 
orders get mixed in with the 'dummy' orders that are in the system for 
f/casts.
I need to be able to identify the 'real' sales orders from the ones i am 
using for f/casting and would idealy like to be able to run MPS/MRP to only 
include the 'real' orders sometimes.

Any ideas ?

Cheers.
K.
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