Effects on Consumption-Based MRP Planning Procedures

A forecast run has different effects on the different MRP procedures which support the forecast:

• In the automatic reorder point planning procedure, the reorder level and the safety stock are automatically determined during the forecast run.

• In forecast-based planning, the results of the forecast are copied into material requirements planning as forecast requirements and the safety stock level is calculated.

In both of the above cases, the statistical total consumption fields of the material master data is the basis for forecasting. You can find more precise information on this subject in Overview.