This field applies to APS and MRP.
Enter the number of manufacturing days the system looks into the future for consolidating planned orders.
If you are using APS, the system consolidates planned orders by this value only if the Planned Orders Consolidation field on the Planning Parameters form is set to Days Supply. If you are using MRP, you control the consolidation of planned orders using only this field on the Items form.
When the system creates planned orders, it decides which planned orders to consolidate based on Days Supply increments. The release date and due date of the consolidated planned order will be the release date and due date of the earliest planned order to be consolidated.
For example, suppose the system creates planned orders for FA-10000 as shown below.
| Planned order number |
Due Date of planned order |
Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/1/2003 | 10 |
| 2 | 5/1/2003 | 15 |
| 3 | 5/2/2003 | 7 |
| 4 | 5/5/2003 | 20 |
| 5 | 5/9/2003 | 15 |
| 6 | 5/10/2003 | 5 |
If Days Supply = 5, the system combines all the planned orders for FA-10000 in 5-day increments, generating two planned orders:
| Combine planned orders between these dates... | Into one order with a quantity of... | And a due date of... |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2003 - 5/5/2003 | 52 | 5/1/2003 |
| 5/6/2003 - 5/10/2003 | 20 | 5/9/2003 |
The system applies this Days Supply consolidation scheme until the 30-day Bucket Fence value is reached, after which it ignores Days Supply and begins consolidating the planned orders for the next 30 days into a single planned order. See Consolidating Planned Orders for more information.
If you are using the APS planning mode, we recommend you do not use Days Supply for manufactured items because the capacity representation may become inaccurate. (In Infinite APS mode or MRP mode, Days Supply is fine for manufactured items and purchased items.)
If you are using the APS planning mode, you can disable consolidation for a particular item by entering 0 in the Days Supply field on the Items form for that item. Planned orders for this item will not be consolidated. However, consolidation happens as specified for all other items. If you are using MRP mode, the system always consolidates with a Days Supply value of at least 1 day.