Comparing Strategies 10 and 40 

Net Requirements Planning (10) and Planning with Final Assembly (40), are similar in certain areas. The following graphic applies to both strategies:

The following table describes the differences between the two strategies:

Strategy

10

40

Customer requirements passed on to production

No

Yes

This means...

... sales orders do not influence production

... sales orders that exceed planned independent requirements can influence production

 

... the main objective is to ensure smooth production

... the most important factor here is the ability to react flexibly to customer demand

Planned independent requirements allocated during sales order processing

No

Yes

Planned independent requirements reduced at goods issue for delivery

Yes

Yes