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Function documentationCalculation of Projected Deliveries

 

The system can calculate (project) which partial quantities of the primary and co-products are expected to be available for shipment to the customer and when these partial quantities will arrive at the customer. The results of this projection are the projected deliveries (projected transportation PIOs). The system compares the projected deliveries with the planned deliveries. In the case of deviations that are too large, the system generates corresponding alerts, required actions, and statuses (see Alerts, Required Actions, and Statuses).

The system uses the following data to do the projection:

  • The actual date, net phase durations, and breaks (without actual data)

  • Actual data that the supplier has confirmed

Features

Projection Without Actual Data

If the supplier has not yet confirmed any actual data for the work order, the system uses forward scheduling to calculate the shipping date and delivery date that would result in the case of an immediate start of production. The planned delivery quantity of a delivery is available on the shipping date for shipping, and the customer receives this quantity on the delivery date.

Projection with Actual Data

If the supplier has already confirmed actual data for the work order, the system determines the projected deliveries from the actual data as follows:

  1. From the confirmed actual data, the system calculates the partial quantities of the primary product that are in the phases or between phases. You see these partial quantities in the production overview (one row for each partial quantity).

  2. For each of these partial quantities, the system calculates when the partial quantity of the primary product is expected to be available for shipment, and when the partial quantity will arrive at the customer. To do this, the system uses forward scheduling. The system only considers the phases and breaks that the supplier must still execute for this partial quantity.

Scheduling the Shipping Date and the Delivery Date

The system uses the following data to perform the scheduling:

  • Net phase durations and breaks in the production phases from the phases

  • Shipment duration from the transportation lane

When scheduling, the system does not consider the current planned PIO dates in the work order. The length of time between the date of a planned phase input and the date of a planned phase output can differ from the net phase duration of the phase. The actual planned phase duration (length of time between the PIO dates) therefore differs from the net phase duration from the phase that stems from the master data and which the system uses for the projection. Note as well that the net phase durations and the breaks are independent of quantity.