Estimated Future Demand Analysis
Explanation
This activity provides the possibility of viewing the probable demand for the supplier. The user can select the
source of demand: Order or Requisition, or both. In addition, the user can specify the desire date
range and the aggregation time period like days, months, quarters and years. Information about the probable demand
is displayed as an aggregated quantity for each part, according to the demand source(s) and the specified
aggregation period.
If the supplier does not perform outside operations for the company:
- Order will include purchase order lines with line status Released and order header status
Planned.
- Requisition will include purchase requisition lines with Request Type Purchase Request which
their requisition statuses are not Closed, and line statuses are not PO Created, POCO
Created or Request Created.
If the supplier performs outside operations for the company, Order also includes outside operation shop
orders in status Planned. Requisition also includes outside operation shop order requisitions.
This activity is intended for a B2B user.
Note:
- Purchase orders and requisitions with order code External Service Order are excluded.
- Purchase orders and requisitions with Authorization Rejected are excluded.
- Purchase orders and requisitions with rental lines are excluded.
- Subcontract column is marked for the lines related to outside operations.
Prerequisites
- This activity is only applicable for the Supplier Self-service solution (B2B).
- In the Supplier page, the B2B option must be selected for the appropriate supplier.
- Only records connected to the user’s default supplier, set up in B2B User – Supplier page,
are considered.
System Effects
N/A