Frequency of Planning Run ?

Question

Hi Experts,
I have a query with respect to the frequency of planning run in APO SNP..
1. If i receive forecast from DP once a month, shoud the frequency of SNP planning run should also be month ?? What all conditions should prompt me to take the SNP planning run on weekly basis inspite of getting the forecast from DP once a month ??
2. If i take SNP planning run monthly, then what should be the frequency of Deployment and TLB runs..?? What factors should be considered before deciding on the frequency of deployment and TLB runs..?
Your inputs would be highly helpful in deciding on the frequecy of plng runs in my project..
Thanks & Regards,
Krishna

Answer 1

Hi Krishna,
The frequency of your planning run will depend on the type of ur network. You havent given any details of ur network(the Supply chain) over which the SNP run will happen.
SO, let me assume that you r dealing with a Customer,DC and Factory, basically 3-level N/W.
Now, u r releasing demand from DP once a month and that forecast is on the Customer level, then the main factor is that whether you have any business process of capturing the sales from the Customer level. If you have that, then in which frequency?
If you can decide upon the frequency of the Sales updation from the Customer level, then we come to a scenario where the Customer requirement on the next level(D.C) is getting changed depending on the frequency of the Stock updation at the customer.
If the scenario is some sort of this, then ur SNP run should be in parallel with the frequency of the Stock/Sales updation at the customer level, because fresh requirement should flow to the lower level(D.C).
This can be one factor to decide ur frequency of ur SNP run. Like this, there may be many depending upon various Business Scenarios and Ur Supply Chain.
Now, coming to the Deployment and TLB run frequency, the main point of decision will come after gathering the business requirements. The frequency of TLB can be dependent on:
a) Stock holding capacity of ur source location--if there is a scenario that ur source location is not capable of holding stocks, then the frequency of ur TLB run should increase in order to Push the Stock to the next level.
b)Suppose you have found that, the demand of one of ur D.C is very less for a month. In that case u can run Depl and Tlb for it in lesser frequency in respect to other D.C whose demand may be much more.
So in a nutshell, Ur Deployment and TLb should depend on ur Business Scenario, the Products( fast moving, medium moving..), Capacity Constraints of ur factories, ur Parameters for ur modes of transport.
I hope i am able to clarify queries to some extent.
Regards
Sunshine