For filtering, you can use the attributes where the time series property is saved, e.g. when assigning forecast models. Besides the attributes, a key figure is also calculated with the seasonal pattern. As the calculation level can be selected, you can calculate the seasonal pattern on a product group level and get your group seasonality calculated via the application.
If you are using group seasonality in your demand planning solution, you can then combine the attribute and the seasonal pattern key figure to define a logic in your forecast key figure that automatically adds the calculated group seasonality, if a seasonality pattern is identified.
4. Upgrades for order-based planning
SAP Integrated Business Planning is mainly time series data, but some functionalities allow order-based planning. IBP Response and Supply use order-based planning, and in IBP 1808 a lot of new functionalities are released:
- Component lead-time offset
- Version-specific master data
- Pegging strategy “Prefer stable supply”
- Planning in multiple planning areas
- Deletion of order-based master data in IBP
With the component lead-time offset, planners can now maintain the offset for the components in relation to the start date for production of the product at the next level. The component lead-time offset is modelled using activities and is taken into consideration in the IBP planning runs. The activities can be integrated with their durations and component assignment into IBP and saved as master data in a Production Data Structure (PDS).
Version-specific master data and key figures have been possible with time series data since the early releases of IBP. Now, you can also generate version-specific master data for order-based planning.
Furthermore, a new pegging strategy has been released. With this, you can choose between different pegging strategies when the system calculates how to fulfil the demands.
Finally, in IBP 1808 you can do order-based planning in more than one planning area and you can delete order-based master data directly in IBP.
5. Quota arrangements for optimiser
Previously, quota arrangements were only available for the supply heuristic, but in IBP 1808 the time series-based supply planning optimiser also supports quota arrangements. You enable the functionality in the optimiser profile where you also define a cost for the quota violation.
By using the quota arrangement for the optimiser you can now control exact quotas or define minimum and/or maximum quotas. You can apply the new minimum and maximum quotas to customer source quotas, location source quotas, production source quotas and external receipt quotas.
… And a bit about forecast consumption
Forecast consumption has been possible since February 2018. But in 1808 upgrade, the functionality has been further enhanced. The forecast consumption level is now flexible and can be defined at e.g. product family/location level.