Item Master and Planning Tab
This section explains fields in the Item Master tab. Only those fields not previously described for other MSW windows are described.
Item Planning Window
MRP Required
The current value of the system-maintained MRP Required field in the QAD EE item master or item-site record. When this is Yes, the system has detected a change in such things as product structure, inventory, or transactional records that requires the item to be replanned.
Safety Stock
The safety stock quantity for the selected item defined in QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Minimum Order
The minimum quantity that can be placed on a single order for this item, as specified in QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Order Multiple
The order multiple specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records. When Order Policy is POQ (period order quantity) or LFL (lot for lot), MRP rounds net requirements for the item up to the next multiple of this number.
Yield Percent
The yield percentage specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Order Policy
The order policy specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records. This value determines the method MRP uses to plan orders for this item.
Order Period
The order period specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records. This is the length of the planning period MRP uses when Order Policy is POQ (period order quantity).
Time Fence
The time fence specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records. This is the number of days inside of which MRP does not replan this item.
Safety Time
The number of days of safety time specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records. MRP adjusts actual need dates by this value as protection against late deliveries.
Manufacturing Lead Time
The manufacturing lead time defined in QAD EE Item-Site Planning Maintenance (1.4.17) or Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1).
Cumulative Lead Time
The total cumulative lead time for the item from QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Buyer/Planner
The user ID of the buyer/planner specified for the item in QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Purchase/Manufacture
The code indicating how this item is typically processed by the system. This code controls how the system explodes forecasts, plans and creates orders, and calculates costs for the item. It affects MRP and DRP.
Phantom
This field indicates whether an item is normally stocked or simply put together as part of a higher level assembly. When Yes, the item and its product structure are phantoms, typically used for transient assemblies or intermediate products.
Order Quantity
The standard production quantity defined in QAD EE item-site or item master records.
Alternate
An alternate item should the original item become unavailable.
