The Planning menu manages the functions related to infinite capacity production planning. The following data are prerequisites for the production planning procedure: the technical data (BOMs, routings), sales forecasts and/or sales orders and the item management parameters (specified in the Item window).
First, the Planning menu permits one to launch the net requirements calculation procedure, examine the planned work orders and planned purchase requisitions and possibly modify them.
One can then carry out an infinite capacity scheduling and a work load calculation. The results are displayed on a graph or in a table.
When the production plan is considered as satisfactory, the planned orders can be converted into firm orders, which are then managed in the Scheduling menu.