The firming type determines how order proposals are to be firmed and scheduled within the planning time fence during the planning run.
The following firming types exist:
Firming type 0:
- Order proposals are not firmed automatically. With this firming type, no firming is carried out, instead, the materials are only provided with the indicator for MPS. Thus, they can be planned in the special planning run for MPS.
Firming type 1:
- Order proposals that move into the planning time fence are firmed automatically as soon as their date lies at least one day before the end date of the planning time fence. The date of new order proposals that are created in the planning time fence is rescheduled out to the end of the planning time fence. Therefore, these new order proposals are not firmed.
Firming type 2:
- Order proposals that move into the planned time fence are firmed automatically so soon as their date lies at least one day before the end date of the planning time fence. Within the planning time fence no order proposals are created by the system.
Firming type 3:
- Order proposals that move into the planning time fence are not firmed automatically. The date of new order proposals, created within the planning time fence is rescheduled out to the end of the planning time fence.
Firming type 4:
- Within the planning time fence, no order proposals are created automatically by the system, that is, the system does not solve the shortage.