Scheduling for External ProcurementOnly the basic dates for procurement elements are determined for external procurement.
You have entered the purchasing
processing time
(workdays) in Customizing for MRP either in
Plant parameters
or in the IMG activity
Define external procurement
.
You have determined the
planned delivery time
(calendar days) in the material master (view
MRP 2
).
You have determined the
goods receipt processing time
(in workdays) in the material master (view
MRP 2
).
In the MRP and forecast-based planning procedures, backward scheduling is used to determine the basic dates. In reorder point planning, however, the basic dates are determined by forward scheduling.
For the planned order this includes the order start date and the order finish date.
For the purchase requisition, the following dates are determined:
The delivery date (which corresponds to the order finish date)
The release date (which corresponds to the order start date)