Leverage supply forecasts in Planning Optimization
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | 
Nov 1, 2022 |
Jan 10, 2023 |
Business value
Leverage supply forecasts to enhance the quality and accuracy of the materials requirement plans generated by Planning Optimization.
Feature details
Planning Optimization can now provide more accurate planning by incorporating supply forecasts into its calculations. Supply forecasts are typically used to ensure that a certain minimum quantity is purchased or produced during each period, regardless of the demand.
Planning Optimization benefits
With Planning Optimization, companies can benefit from:
- Significantly improved performance and scalability with in-memory processing.
- Minimized system impact on other processes made possible by running master planning as a separate service.
- Near-real-time insights into requirement changes, achieved by running master planning several times daily during office hours.
Learn more about Planning Optimization
For more information about the Planning Optimization migration process and answers to frequently asked questions, see Migration to Planning Optimization for master planning.