We have just started using BC and have some issues with running Mrp , with forecast issues.
Our business operates on short customer leadtimes so we calculate and upload a forecast to BC. This forecast is converted to component forecast.
We have multi level boms, thousands of skus so we need to overcome these issues.
1st issue
When we are purchasing components for components that have a sales order for the top levels , we have been told that we have to run MPs and Mrp for all items so the system can plan the production of the top levels and then purchasing see that demand, is there a way to get this to work so that it looks at sales orders for top levels and translates that into component demand without having to run planning work sheet for everything?
2nd issue
We have a forecast for top level and then converted, so we have to reupload that as a merged forecast. But, if we have a supplier leadtime of 2 months so we run planning worksheet out for 2 months to include forecast, we only want to see forecast due within that two months window, but it seems that if there is forecast demand beyond the 2 months window, it will group that together and get us to order now for forecast after our supplier leadtime. How do we avoid this?
3rd issue
We typically plan production only for sales orders possibly 3, weeks before production , so while we wish to purchase to the forecast, we only plan production for actual sales orders. What would be the process flow, is there an easier way to manage this rather than running planning out 6 months to cover supplier leadtime , it seems a waste of the me to run production orders for 6 months just to see purchasing demand?
Thank you in advance
