Specifying the Replenishment Method on Item Records
Follow this procedure to set the replenishment method to Time Phased on item records.
The NetSuite Supply Planning (MRP) solution replaces Time-Phased Planning and offers more features and better performance.
New customers should use the Supply Planning (MRP) solution. Existing customers should plan to move from Time-Phased Planning to MRP.
To specify the replenishment method on item records:
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To create orders based on item demand plans instead of Advanced Inventory Management settings, in the Replenishment Method field under Inventory Management, select Time Phased. For more information, on this section, see Entering Inventory Management Details.
The following record fields used by Advanced Inventory Management to calculate demand aren't available anymore:
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Seasonal Demand
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Build Point
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Reorder Point
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Preferred Stock Level
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Safety Stock Days
The Autocalculate settings are cleared and can't be changed for Demand Per Day, Build Point, Reorder Point, and Preferred Stock Level.
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In the Alternate Source Item field, select the item with historical sales to review other than the item on the record.
Leave this field empty to use the source item for historical data.
For example, you set up Item A for demand planning, but it doesn’t have much sales history. You can select Item B as an alternate source for historical data. NetSuite will use Item B’s history when calculating demand for Item A.
Note:You can select an alternate source only if it’s the same item type. For example, if the original item is an inventory item, the alternate must also be an inventory item.
NetSuite uses the expected demand change for the original item when you create a demand plan using an alternate source item.