Forward Scheduling for External Procurement (SAP Library

Forward Scheduling for External Procurement

Use

For materials planned according to the reorder point procedure, the material shortage date is the date that the shortage was detected by the planning run. If the stock level should fall below the reorder level, then procurement must be arranged immediately.

Materials that are planned using MRP or forecast-based planning are switched to forward scheduling if the start date calculated in backward scheduling was in the past.

Process Flow

The system determines the date by which the material will be available again, starting from the material shortage date.

Note

In forward scheduling, the opening date is of no significance as the ordering process is started immediately.

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