Lot Accumulation Period Field, Stockkeeping Unit Table

Defines a period in which multiple demands are accumulated into one supply order when you use the Lot-for-Lot reordering policy.

The Lot Accumulation Period field contributes to define the company's reorder cycle in lot-for-lot planning together with the Rescheduling Period field.

Additional Information

From the date of the first demand, all demands are accumulated in the following lot accumulation period into one supply order, which is placed on the date of the first demand. Demand that is outside the lot accumulation period is not covered by the supply order.

The planning system looks for demand on all and any days in the period, also on non-working days. The fulfillment date of the suggested supply order for the period, however, is calculated based on shop calendar availability as well as lead time setup and other scheduling setup. This is a general principle that applies to all planning lines.

The value that you enter in the Lot Accumulation Period field must be a date formula where one day (1D) is the shortest period. For more information, see How to: Enter Dates and Times.

Note

In all date formula fields, one day is automatically included to cover today as the day when the period starts. Accordingly, if you enter 1W, for example, then the period is actually eight days because today is included. To specify a period of seven days (one true week) including the period starting date, then you must enter 6D or 1W-1D.

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Parent Tables

Table	Location
Stockkeeping Unit Table	Inventory
Stockkeeping Unit Table	Inventory

See Also

Reference

Dampener Period
Rescheduling Period
Stockkeeping Unit

Other Resources

Design Details: Handling Reordering Policies
Design Details: Planning Parameters