Online help / documentation is useful and comprehesive if you have access to that...

Hi dcr,

MRP Action Proposals are set of warnings or information messages that guides inventory part Planners to execute and achieve the demand fulfillment of inventory parts. MRP Action Proposal Workbench is the page available in Navigator to see and execute all action proposals which are generated by the systems during MRP execution.

For example regarding to ‘Purchasing’ in your area MRP will generate messages like below as info messages

• No Demand Exist
• Available < Safe Stock
• Available Covers
• Ms Phantom
• Demand is Past Due
• Negative Projected Onhand
• Available Qty in Stock < Demand
• Excess of Orders

Late order or Early order action massages will show where necessary based on the demands based on the required time. Similarly it will also generate action messages based on demand quantity. 

Like this there would be number of Action messages to inspect and Planners can take necessary actions based on the business requirement.

Yes, You can refer help topics for further information on this.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Lakshan

PRODQ,

Thanks for your response. I do have access to the Online help/documentation but have found little to no information on the MRP Action Proposals page. Where else on there can I look to help guide me?

This is what ours says …

 

Follow Up MRP Action Messages

Explanation

This activity is used to follow up MRP action messages which are produced after MRP is run. This activity will bring up appropriate form so that users could take action as suggested by MRP.

Prerequisites

This activity requires that you are able to populate the MRP Action Proposals or MRP Action Proposals Workbench window and select one row at a time to perform this follow up action.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the system will open a new window related to the message. It opens a form with appropriate records.

The follow up option is not available for the following messages:

• No Demand Exist
• Available < Safe Stock
• Available Covers
• Ms Phantom
• Demand is Past Due
• Negative Projected Onhand
• Available Qty in Stock < Demand
• Excess of Orders

And for others it is available and uses the following rules :

• Need Orders

For the above message, the follow up option should display the relevant windows based on the conditions specified below :

1. If the part type is Manufactured, and the supply type is Requisition, then the follow up option should display the Shop Order Requisition Release window. Only the shop order requisitions that are in the Proposal Created status will be displayed.
2. If the part type is Manufactured, and the supply type is Schedule, then the follow up option should display the Production Schedule Analysis window. Only the production schedules for which quantities have not been reported will be displayed. 
3. If the part type is Purchased, and the supply type is Requisition then the follow up option should display the Purchase Requisition Lines window. Only the purchase requisition lines that are in the Planned status will be displayed.
4. If the part type is Purchased, and the supply type is Schedule, then the follow up option should display the Supplier Schedule Lines window. Only the supplier schedule lines which are in the Entered status will be displayed.

• Cancel/Supersede Supplier Schedule

For this message the follow up option should display the Supplier Schedules window.

• Late Order
• Early Order
• Order Not Multiple
• Supply is Past Due
• Order After Horizon
• Plan Supply Past Due
• Remove Order

For the messages listed above, the follow up option should display the relevant windows based on the conditions specified below :

1. If the MRP source is Purchase Order then the follow up option should display the Purchase Order window and populate the appropriate order number.
2. If the MRP source is Shop Order then the follow up option should display the Shop Order window and populate the appropriate order number.
3. If the MRP source is Request Quote then the follow up option should display the Purchase Requisition window and populate the appropriate requisition number.
4. If the MRP source is Production Schedule then the follow up option should display the Production Schedule by Line Part window and populate the appropriate production schedule for the related site and part number.

• Order < Min Lot Size
• Order > Max Lot Size
• Bad Cost Info
• Order Cover Time is 0
• Phantom Orders
• Scrap Factor Problem

For the messages listed above, the follow up option should display the Inventory Part window and populate the appropriate record for the related site and part number.

• Part Type Problem
• Not Buildable
• No Alternate

For the messages listed above, the follow up option should display the Product Structures window and populate the appropriate record for the related site and part number.

• Bad Purchase Info

For the above message, the follow up option should display the Purchase Part window and populate the appropriate record for the related site and part number.

• Demand > Forecast
• Consumption Outside Window
• Forecast < Consumed Forecast
• Consumed Forecast Remaining
• Forecast Qty Remaining
• Actual Demand Remaining

For the messages listed above, the follow up option should display the MRP Spare Part Forecasts  window and populate the appropriate record for the related site and part number.

• Serial Effectively

For the above message, the follow up option should display the Shop Order Requisition window and populates the appropriate record for the related site and requisition number.

Window

MRP Action Proposals
MRP Action Proposals Workbench

Related Window Descriptions

MRP Action Proposals
MRP Action Proposals Workbench

Procedure

1. Populate the MRP Action Proposals window.
2. Select a record.
3. Right-click and then click Follow Up.

or

1. Populate the MRP Action Proposals Workbench window and click the Purchased Parts or Manufactured Parts tab.
2. Select a record.
3. Right-click and then click Follow Up.