Safety stock coverage
This parameter determines if the Master Production Schedule (MPS) should generate suggestions if the planning run establishes that actual requirements will result in stock shortages.
For every transaction, the MPS compares the resulting stock level and the reorder lead time with actual requirements (orders). If the stock level on the date of the planning run (MPS processing (FUNMPS), field Reference date) plus the reorder lead time is too low the MPS can generate a suggestion. The suggestion quantity will increase the stock level to the specified safety level. The date for the generated suggestion will be the date of the planning run.
'Yes' - The MPS process must generate a suggestion to cover the safety stock.
'No' - The MPS process must not generate suggestions if the planning run establishes that an existing order covers safety stock for the date of the run plus the reorder lead time.
Level of localization/Global variable
This parameter is defined at the level Folder.It belongs to Chapter STO (Inventory) and the Group SCH (Planning),The following parameters are also associated with this chapter and group :
- AVGDAY (Average days per month)
- AVGWRKDAY (Average work days per month)
- DEFPTO (Assignment rule MTO)
- FIRWRKDAY (First work day of week)
- GPLNFLT (Planner/buyer filter)
- GPLNHOR (Default planning horizon)
- MPSECCSOF (Process firm SOs in MPS)
- MPSECCSOP (Process planned SOs in MPS)
- MPSECCSOS (Process suggested SOs in MPS)
- MPSPJTSOF (Process firm SOs in MPS)
- MPSPJTSOP (Process planned SOs in MPS)
- MPSPJTSOS (Process suggested SOs in MPS)
- MPSRECOVST (MPS reduce coverage stock)
- MRPECCSOF (Process firm SOs in MRP)
- MRPECCSOP (Process planned SOs in MRP)
- MRPECCSOS (Process suggested SOs in MRP)
- MRPPJTSOF (Process firm SOs in MRP)
- MRPPJTSOP (Process planned SOs in MRP)
- MRPPJTSOS (Process suggested SOs in MRP)
- MRPRECOVST (MRP reduce coverage stock)
- MRPREOALL (Exclude transfer allocation)
- MRPSECCOV (Safety stock coverage)
- PLNTWD (Weekly planning structure)
No global variable is associated with it.
Comments
The type of suggestions to be generated (work order, purchase order, intersite transfer or subcontract order) are defined in the MPS Requirements parameters (Setup > Stock > Requirements parameters (GESPCB)).
The facility to move an existing order forward is also defined in the MPS Requirements parameters (field Forward lead time) for each type of suggestion.