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Purpose

If you use an article in an allocation table and rules (such as rounding profiles) for optimizing the quantities ordered of that article exist in the system, you can have the system optimize the quantities in the allocation table. The system optimizes the quantities for all distribution centers and sites at allocation table item level. A separa te field exists for displaying o ptimized quantities for distribution centers.

By having the system optimize quantities in an allocation table, before you generate follow-on documents you can see straight-away how existing rounding rules change the quantities you planned. You then are able to make changes before you generate follow-on documents. When quantities are optimized in allocation tables, quantities are not reoptimized when follow-on documents are generated.

Prerequisites

Quantities are only optimized if the appropriate value has been entered in the rounding indicator of the allocation table item.

Process Flow

If you select an item category to procure merchandise via a distribution center, the system optimizes the quantities in two steps:

  1. Site-based optimization

    2. The system optimizes quantities for each site. This might lead to the unit of measure for the order quantity being changed to a different packing unit (for example, from pieces to boxes).

    If schedule lines (delivery phases) exist for a site and the item quantity changes as a result of optimizing, the system also changes the quantities per schedule line in accordance with the percentage rule.

  2. Distribution-center-based optimization

After the system has optimized the site quantities, it optimizes the distribution center quantities. It adds up the quantities for all the sites supplied by the distribution center.

This sum is optimized using existing rules. As a result, the unit of measure for the order quantity may be changed to a different packing unit (for example, from boxes to pallets). If the distribution center quantity is increased by the optimizing process, you can manually split it up among the sites or put it in storage.

Example

Allocation: Example of Quantity Optimizing in Allocation Tables

 

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