Question: What are the different buy alert methods used by DRP?
Answer: This is the current list. New standard (and custom) buy alert methods may be developed to handle the needs of specific situations.
Note The parameter names must be entered exactly as listed for the calculations to work properly. These same parameter names can be used for different buy alert methods.
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Buy Alert Method / Program Name |
Parameter |
Type |
Default Value |
Description |
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Buy Alert (methbalrt.p) |
This buy alert method analyzes actual planned receipts and creates buy alerts if actual planned receipts exist within the lead time (and lead time buffer) |
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Create Buy Alert |
Logical |
NO |
Buy alerts are created only if YES is entered for this parameter. |
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Lead Time Buffer Days |
Integer |
0 |
This number of days is added to product lead time days for determining buy alerts. |