Enter Tolerance Check Data on Supplier Schedule Agreement

Explanation

Use this activity to define default values for the tolerance check settings on the supplier schedule agreement part. This means defining the tolerance checking method to use, the deviation in percentage to be valid, and the type of schedules that should be compared.

The tolerance checking defaults for supplier schedule agreement includes data for the two tolerance check algorithms: cumulative and bucketed tolerance check method.

  1. Cumulative Schedule Tolerance: This check shows the cumulative effect of the releases. The quantity per day is compared to the same period of time for a previous schedule. The variations are measured per day on the basis of cumulative requirements.
  2. Bucketed Schedule Tolerance: This check summarizes schedule quantities into the buckets defined by the schedule template. Accumulations in like-size buckets are compared to a tolerance percentage defined for each bucket in the template. In all cases, tolerance check comparisons are run for the period in which two schedules overlap in time.

There are four ways to compare schedules regardless of the tolerance check method used:

The tab is divided into two sections, Cumulative and Bucketed. The first section is used for the cumulative tolerance check, and the second section is used for the bucketed tolerance check. Data entered in one of the section is valid only for that specific tolerance check method. It is, however, possible to use both methods at the same time.

If tolerance checks and other policies are identical for all parts included, it is advisable that you continue working in this tab after the agreement header and agreement defaults are created, and then you can move to the Parts tab. All conditions are then automatically set as default for each part line.

Prerequisites

System Effects

As result of this entry, the tolerance check settings will be set as default for supplier schedule agreement part record entered next.