General Description Distribution Iterations
Resource Planning can handle infinite time phased bill explosions.
It also handles roll ups of planned orders through multiple distribution center levels.
A bill of material can only create planned orders once it has received it's Kit requirements.
A consolidation center can only create planned orders once it has received it's dc requirements.
For this reason RP iterates when there are bills or multilevel distribution centers.
For single level planned orders , set *MAXIMUM ITERATIONS*1*@ in RPCFG.TXT.
(If there are no BILL's and there are no Consolidation Centers) then : set *MAXIMUM ITERATIONS*1*@ in RPCFG.TXT.
(Otherwise) set *MAXIMUM ITERATIONS*0*@ in RPCFG.TXT.
ConceptDistribution Iterations
IterationResource Planning operates in iterations :
1.Creates MYGATEF2.TXT with the following records :
1a.P Finished Good Planned Order ...if dc/item has all components needed.
1b.1DC Dependent Center....Planned Order ...if dc/item has all components needed.
1c.1BM Kit/Parent Planned Order ...if dc/item has all components needed.
1d.2CC Consolidation Center or Component direct customer needs.
2Sort MYGATEF1.TXT + MYGATEF2.TXT to create a new MYGATEF1.TXT:
2aCreate MYGATEF2.TXT using MYGATEF1 as input
2b.1DC Dependent Center....Planned Order ...if dc/item has all components needed.
2c.1BM Kit/Parent Planned Order ...if dc/item has all components needed.
2d2AP All Processed if there are 1BM's or 1DC's for every 2CC.
2e.If MYGATEF2.TXT has anything other than 2AP redo iteration 2
3.Delete the 2AP's from MYGATEF1.TXT:
3a.Create RPDATA\\MYGATEF1.TXT with today's planned orders.