| 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. |
| Concept | Distribution Iterations |
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| Iteration | Resource 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. |
| 2 | Sort MYGATEF1.TXT + MYGATEF2.TXT to create a new MYGATEF1.TXT: |
| 2a | Create 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. |
| 2d | 2AP 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. |