This chapter describes how to transfer operations plan production demands to work orders, purchase requisitions, and repetitive schedules. It also describes activities required for subsequent processing by MRP/DRP.

Introduction to Demand Transfer
Explains when and why control of the production demands can be transferred into other modules.

Exploding the Operations Plan into Orders
Describes why and how to explode the operations plan using Operations Plan Explosion.

Approving Orders to Other Modules
Describes why and how to approve orders.

Balancing Target Inventory Levels and MRP
Describes why and how to balance target inventory levels and MRP.

The operations plan is the equivalent of a master production schedule. Once you are satisfied with the plan, you can transfer control of the production demands directly into the processing cycles of other modules. You can approve production demands as work orders, repetitive schedules, or purchase requisitions. This saves time, minimizes downstream processing, and decreases the likelihood of errors.

Transfer Work Flow shows the work flow for transferring the operations plan.