Material Planning 101 – Expedite Days and the MRP Calculation

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First, here is a definition of the Expedite Days on the Material Planning calculation: Defines the number of days from the required date for the demand (e.g. job, sales order) that the system will review to determine if there is planned supply that could be used to satisfy demand. If such a situation is found, the system will not generate a suggestion for supply (job and/or requisition) but will flag the supply for expediting. This can be very useful in environments where dates on orders change frequently. 

Consider the example below. A Sales Order has a required date of November 1, 2021. There is an existing Purchase Order for Feb 1, 2022. Here’s what happens when the Expedite Days are changed on the MRP Calculation.

This scenario assumes that the item has a planning method of lot for bucket.

When the number of Expedite Days is set to 60 Days for Buy items, the MRP Calculation leaves the existing PO for Feb 01 in place and suggests a new requisition be placed to satisfy the Nov 01 demand.

When the number of Expedite Days is set to 100 Days for Buy items, the MRP Calculation assesses the Feb 01 PO as being within the expedite window and flags the supply for expediting instead of suggesting an additional requisition.

The PO for Feb 01 is now linked to the demand and appears in red to draw attention to the expediting.

How do I know that the system is suggesting that I expedite?

Individual supply will appear in read to signal the need to expedite. You can also use the Range function to range on only those Orders to Expedite.

The MRP Action Report can also be used to identify those items where the order is now late compared to demand and should be pulled in.

For more on the Material Planning Action Report, please see https://www.industrios.com/news/read/mrpactionreport