Definition

Method used by a procurement planning heuristic in the reuse interval of a requirement to search for a suitable receipt.

Use

The reuse strategy is relevant to the following reuse modes :

For these reuse modes, the heuristic has to use a suitable, unfirmed receipt for an uncovered requirement in the reuse interval, instead of creating a new receipt. The heuristic only creates the new receipt if no suitable receipt exists. If there are several suitable receipts in the reuse interval, the heuristic selects the receipt on the basis of the reuse strategy. The reuse strategy prioritizes the receipts according to their availability date/time. The following strategies are available:

Example

For an uncovered requirement of 100 pieces with the requirements date/time May 9, 12:00, the heuristic has determined two new procurement proposals with a receipt quantity of 50 pieces each during planning. In the four-day reuse interval before the requirements date/time, the following suitable receipts already exist with a receipt quantity of 50 pieces each, which the heuristic has not yet reused for another requirement:

If you have defined the strategy Use earliest receipts (first in first out) , the heuristic uses the procurement proposals A and B. If you have defined the strategy Use timely receipts , the heuristic uses the procurement proposals C and D. The heuristic can reuse the remaining procurement proposals for other requirements.