1. How To ..... for MPS & Forecast
1.1. Adding A New Master Production Schedule

Enter Material Planning/Master Production Schedule (MPS) & Forecast/Master Production Schedule Module   

The following screen will appear:

To ADD a new Master Production Schedule, depress the Add action button.  Enter your password.

Select the Source from the Drop down menu.

Select the Part Class from the Drop down menu.

Select the Part Type from the Drop down menu.

Select the Part Number from the Drop down menu.

Either type the Part Number into the red box or scroll down until the part number is located.Then, double click to select.

On the main screen, type in the total forecasted quantity for the part.Type in the scheduling parameters.For example, if the forecasted need is 1000 and your plant has the capacity to make 250 units per week, schedule 250 over the next 4 weeks.

Type in the first ship date or type a ? in the First Ship Date box and a calendar will appear on the screen:

Click on the date of interest.To advance into the next month, depress the right hand > button.To advance into the same month next year, depress the right hand >> button.

To go back to last month, depress the left hand < button.To go back a full year, depress the << button.

Click on the date desired.

Check the consume box if the forecast will eventually be replaced by a Sales Order.

If you want to add a Forecast note, depress that button.The following Forecast Item Note screen is available:


Depress the Edit button.Type in the note.Depress the Save button.Exit.

Once you’ve finished the data entry in this screen, depress the Save button
1.2. Bucketed Master Production Schedule Tab
Depress the Bucketed Master Production Schedule tab.The following screen will appear:
 

This screen displays the results of the latest Material Requirements Planning run.

Highlight the Product Number of Interest.

Bucketed Master Production Schedule tab Field Definitions:

Top of Screen:

Product Number

The unique number assigned to the product. 
(Rev) The revision character assigned to the Product Number, if any.
Class The classification of the Product.
Type The Type to which the highlighted Product Number is assigned.
Description

The description of the Product Number highlighted.
View Buckets by

The radial selection dictates how the buckets are viewed, by Week or by Month.

Last Material Requirements Planning Run

This is the date of the last Material Requirements Planning run.

Left Side of Screen:

Product Number     The unique number assigned to the product.
Total The total originally forecasted.

Right Side of Screen: 

Week of or Month of

Displays the quantity of the amount scheduled, by week or by month.
Out

This column indicated the quantity scheduled beyond the Weeks or Months displayed.

Once a new Material Requirements Planning run is made, this screen will update