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Function documentationProfile for Requirement Quantity Optimization

 

The rules that the system uses to optimize the requirement quantity depend on this profile, which you define in Customizing. It contains location-specific rounding parameters and restriction parameters. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) of Forecasting and Replenishment under Start of the navigation path Requirement Quantity Optimization Next navigation step Maintain Requirement Quantity Optimization Profiles End of the navigation path.

Integration

For more information about the hard and soft limits that SAP F&R takes into account during requirement quantity optimization, see Requirement Quantity Optimization (RQO).

Features

  • You can select a particular RQO profile as your default profile. SAP F&R uses this default profile whenever you create new locations.

  • You can switch off individual optimization steps in the basic settings.

  • You have the following options for rounding with threshold values:

    • Round to a single logistics unit of measure

      Rounding depends on the percentage that is missing for the nearest multiple of a unit. If the next unit is not reached, the system calculates the percentage of a full unit that has been met. If the result is greater than the defined threshold value for rounding up, the system can round the figure up to the next greater full unit. If the result is less than the defined threshold value for rounding down, the system can round the figure down to the next lesser full unit.

    • Rounding to a total quantity

      Threshold values relate to the total quantity of the ordered units and not to an individual purchase order unit.

Note Note

  • The percentage from which SAP F&R rounds up is defined as the difference between the rounded-up quantity and net requirement, divided by the rounded-up quantity and multiplied by 100.

  • The percentage from which SAP F&R rounds down is defined as the difference between the net requirement and rounded-down quantity, divided by the rounded-down quantity and multiplied by 100.

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  • Which of the allowed rounding rules the system uses depends on which of the following options you have defined as the rounding mode:

    • The system gives priority to the largest unit of measure when rounding up and down. It uses the largest possible unit of measure as the order unit.

    • The system always gives priority to rounding up over rounding down. It always tries to round up to a unit of measure. If this is not possible the system rounds down.

  • If none of the defined rounding rules is permitted, the system calculates an alternative quantity. You can customize the alternative rounding rule for this case:

    • No Rounding

      The system converts the net requirement quantity to the defined order unit. You can define how many decimal places the system should include for individual units of measure in Customizing for units of measure.

    • Rounding to a defined order unit

      The system rounds the net requirement quantity up to the defined order unit.

    • Round down to the best suited permitted unit of measure

      The system rounds down to the nearest unit of measure to the net requirements.

Other Restriction-Specific Parameters

  • Percentage to discard order proposals

    This percentage relates to the main restriction check. If the total order quantity for an order proposal lies below this percentage, SAP F&R cancels the order proposal.

  • Percentage for optimization

    If the total order quantity for an order proposal lies below this percentage, the system does not fill up the quantity to the main restriction.

  • Percentage threshold for order value for generation of exception

    The system generates an exception if a supplier's main restriction cannot be fulfilled, even though SAP F&R took demand from all periods for all products into account. You can suppress this exception generation, however, if the main restriction is fulfilled at least up to the specified percentage.

  • Fill-up method

    This parameter relates to the minimum restriction check. If the requirement quantity for a period falls below the minimum order quantity, the system uses requirements from other periods to reach the minimum quantity. This lets you configure how SAP F&R fills up requirements to meet the minimum order quantity.