Order Multiple

This field applies to APS and MRP.

On the Planning Detail APS form, this field is read-only. The Planning Detail APS form is only used for APS planning analysis, not MRP. On other forms, specify the order multiple. The resulting PLN will always be an increment of the Order Multiple and at least as large as the Order Minimum. For more detail, see the table.

Scenario	Resulting PLN
Requirement < Order Minimum and Order minimum is increment or Order Multiple	PLN will be for the Order Minimum value.
Requirement < Order Minimum and Order Minimum is not an increment of Order Multiple	PLN will be for the first increment of the Order Multiple that is greater than the Order Minimum.
Requirement > Order Minimum	PLN will be for the first increment of the Order Multiple that is greater than the Order Minimum.
Requirment < Order Minimum and Order Multiple > Order Minimum or Demand Quantity	PLN will be for Order Multiple value.

For example:

For an Order Minimum of 200, and an Order Multiple of 50, where the minimum is greater than the multiple,

If the requirement is 185, the PLN will be for 200.
If the requirement is 217, the PLN will be for 250.

For an Order Minimum of 50 and an Order Multiple of 100, where the minimum is less than the multiple,

If the requirement is 75, the PLN will be for 100.

NOTE: The order multiple value can be included on the Purchase Requirements Report by selecting the Include Item Order Minimum/Multiple check box.

NOTE: Other demands can use any leftover quantities created by Order Minimum/Order Multiple calculations.

See Using Lot Sizes with MRP and APS for examples of how the system uses the two parameters.

If you are using APS, the system also uses this parameter with the Reorder Point value. If a Reorder Point value is specified on the Items form, the system uses Order Multiple as necessary to increase the generated planned order quantity until it is greater than the Reorder Point value. See the Reorder Point help topic for details.