Safety stock is getting on my nerve...grrr....

thomast
thomast Member Posts: 102
in NAV Three Tier
Hi Guys,

I now have two customers with the same issue with safety stock getting in the way...

Situation:
Whenever they buy the item, they want to buy Q=250. Today they have an inventory of Q=10. They get a sales order for Q=45 and since they don't have enough stock to cover that, they want the Planning Worksheet to suggest 1 lines with Q=250. This would cover the sales order, and then they have some quantities left that they can keep in stock. (Is this really an unreasonable requirement....!?!)

HOWEVER: When running the planning work sheet, this will create TWO lines: One Exception line of Q=35 and then another line with Q=250.

Is there any way to achieve what we want?

Thanks!

Answers

  • sorenhinrup
    sorenhinrup Member Posts: 136
    How short are their delivery horizon? If the sales order has an expected shipment date far enough in the future, I believe it should not suggest this.
    How are the item Reorder Policy, Reorderpoint, Safety Leadtime and Safety stock setup?
  • Kishorm
    Kishorm Member Posts: 921
    When calculating the plan, make sure the Starting Date is before the Sales Order Shipment Date
  • thomast
    thomast Member Posts: 102
    Kishorm,

    I almost thought this would work. It makes a lot of sense, unfortunately it did not. I had a delivery date on the sales order of 10/10/17, but ran the regenerative plan with a start date of 01/01/17, but still it came up with two lines: An exception line for 45 and then another line for the 250.....

    Thanks for the effort guys!
  • Kishorm
    Kishorm Member Posts: 921
    That’s strange, can you provide more info, in particular...

    - Planning parameters for the item
    - Options used on calculate plan
    - Dates and quantities of the planning lines that are generated

    Just to double check, did you have an Ending Date after 10/10/17?

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