The R/3 logistics system has different types of scheduling:

• In material requirements planning, the basic dates of a planned order are calculated for every BOM level. The system uses the in-house production times in the material master. The planning accuracy is carried out to the day.

• In Sales and Distribution, the system calculates the basic dates of the sales order such as the packaging/loading date, transport date, and scheduled shipping date. The system uses the desired delivery date specified by the customer as a basis for carrying out backward scheduling.
• The scheduling type used in capacity planning starts with the basic dates that were calculated either in material requirements planning or entered manually by the user. The orders to be scheduled are planned orders, production orders, maintenance orders and networks.