Fixed Days Supply , Oracle E-Business Suite Planning

Question

Dear Sir/Madam,
With regard to using fixed days supply on item attribute level, we are not yet sure what the effect is on the planning.
We know that demand over a certain period of time (FDS) will be aggegrated to one orderline.
However, if in week 10, demand has been aggegrated for let say quantity 10, and during that week (and thus in the weekly MRP RUN), additional demand of 2 in that same timeframe is needed.
Will Oracle include that extra demand and make one orderline for 12?
We currently think that FDS frames are frozen after one MRP Run. is this true, and can this be ignored?
What I mean is:
For item XB we have the following planned orders
-5 need by date 10-03-2015
-7 Need by date 10-06-2015
-10 need by date 10-08-2015
If we set FDS to 365 days, for item XB, Oracle will aggregate total demand of 22 in one orderline.
But what happens if suddenly a new planned order enters O_MRP
3 need by date 08-08-2015?
Will the planning , unless we haven't released the orderline of 22, make a new orderline for 25 units for need by date 10-03? We currently think it generates a rush order.
Many thanks in advance!

Answer 1

OracleE-BusinessSuiteR12AdvancedSupplyChainPlanningConsultantCertifiedExpert wrote:
Hi All,
I work as demand planner(supply chain) and my company use oracle.
I would like to know would above course would help me to do my job better ?
The short answer is probably. 
The long answer:
- You have mentioned a certification and then referred to it as a "course".
- To achieve certification you need to pass two exams: (Ref: Oracle EBS R12 Advanced Supply Chain Planning Certified Expert Consultant )
- Associated training courses are recommended ... though not mandatory in this case ( See recommended training on exams from the above link).
- It is almost certain that whatever training one undertakes that should increase knowledge ... and if job relevant it should help you get your job.
- You will need to look at exam topics (or training course topics) and make a self assessment of how much you stand to gain; and how much it will gain it in future.
---- You should know more about yourself than anyone else, and if you are honest with yourself should be able to work out your own cost/risk/benefit.
------ Remember cost may not only be monetary ... it may be time you could have spent doing something else ... perhaps with your family.