SCM Decision Making for Manufactured Items using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations

Editor's Note: This article is drawn from the recently published book by Dr. Hamilton about master planning in different types of manufacturing. The book contents (and the article) apply to those firms using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations or Dynamics AX 2012 R3. It represents the third of a 3-part series about SCM decision making.

Planned orders communicate the need to replenish an item's inventory and are generated by master planning calculations based on an item's planning data and demands stemming from S&OP game plans in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations. They provide a critical tool for effective supply chain management (SCM). The item's planning data represents a model of decision maki...

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