Planned independent requirements are created as follows for the production plan. For information on how to create planned independent requirements, see Creating Planned Independent Requirements with Reference or Creating Planned Independent Requirements Without Reference .

The system will find requirements type VSF because the strategy group has been set to 40. See the Table of Planning Strategy Assignments .

The requirements are passed on to production. The stock/requirements list (  Logistics Production MRP Evaluations Stock/reqmts list) displays the following information:

A procurement requisition is created in the MRP run (  Logistics Production MRP Total planning ). The stock/requirements list displays the following information:

This procurement requisition is the starting point for production or external procurement. Various possibilities exist for handling the procurement process in the system. One option would be to convert the planned order into a production order, release of the production order and a goods receipt of the yield quantity. It is also possible, however, to use returns or other goods movements for make-to-stock production.

After receipt of the order and a second MRP run, the stock/requirements list displays the following information:

 A sales order is created (Logistics Sales and distribution Sales Order Create).

Here you need to note the following:

It is possible to confirm any quantity up to the stock quantity according to the ATP checking rule (100 pieces in this example) under  Edit Check availability .

The system will find the requirement type KSV (under the Procurement tab title) because the strategy group has been set to 40 .

See the Table of Planning Strategy Assignments .

The system finds the schedule line category CP and the item category TAN because the item category group was set to NORM .

After the sales order has been entered, the stock/requirements displays the following information: