MRP Tab

This tab is enabled if the Material Requirements Planning sub module is in use.

Use this tab to specify controls associated with the MRP process.

Options Reference

Each option and field on the form is described below. Mandatory options and fields are highlighted in red.

Demand Generation

Select the option to use for generating demand, used as input to the MRP process:

Forecast only - This option is enabled if the Forecasting module is in use.
If you select this option, Greentree Desktop only uses the forecast to determine requirements.
Sales orders consume forecast - This option is enabled if the Forecasting module is in use.
If you select this option, the process takes sales orders into account when determining requirements, but the orders consume the forecasted quantity.
Sales orders plus forecast - This option is enabled if the Forecasting module is in use.
If you select this option, the process adds sales orders to the forecast when determining requirements.
Sales orders only - Greentree Desktop ignores the forecast and use only sales orders to determine requirements.
Note: This is the default setting when you create a company. It is the only option you can select if the Forecasting module is not in use.

Here are some examples:

Demand Generation Method	Forecast	Sales Orders	Gross Requirements
Forecast	10.00	6.00	10.00
Sales orders consume forecast	10.00	6.00	10.00 (6 apply to sales orders + 4 remaining forecasted)
Sales orders plus forecast	10.00	6.00	16.00
Sales orders only	10.00	6.00	6.00

Exclude Hold and don't commit orders

Select this option to exclude sales orders with a Hold and don't commit status when calculating requirements.

Create planned orders for purchasing first

Select this option to generate planned purchase orders for manufactured items with a bill of material, instead of planned factory orders, when the MRP process runs.

If you select this option, requirements for components in the bill of material are excluded from the MRP generation process, and planned orders for components are not created. If the option is not selected, planned factory orders is created, and requirements for bill of material components is included in the MRP generation process.

Default FO location

This is the default location the MRP Generation process references when planned factory orders are created.

Default PO location

This is the default location that the MRP Generation process references when planned purchase orders are created. The location is also used to determine inventory item supplier details. If there are no active supplier details for this location, the planned order is created with a empty supplier.