Master Scheduling and the Due Dates for Safety Stock Requirements in Microsoft Dynamics AX & 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise

Safety stock requirements often represent a critical element in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) game plans for stocked products. For example, the safety stock quantity can be used to anticipate demand variations in S&OP games plans for end-items with demand forecasts and period lot-sizing logic, or it defines the minimum quantity when using Min/Max logic. Safety stock may also reflect an inventory buffer for key components of manufactured items, or for different warehouses in a multi-level distribution network.

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition (termed D365FOE for short) and in previous versions of Dynamics AX, the safety stock due dates and quantities are reflected in the calculation of net requirements by mas...

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