Disposition Review – A summary of the activity

Material planning plays a vital role in any organization. With the stock availability as the bottom line, it is important to have a perfect balance between the inventory carrying cost and the purchasing cost. This optimization can be achieved by selecting the right planning model for each part. Organizations adopt various planning models, such as setting the re-order level or the minimum and maximum levels, or performing a need based planning. The need based planning is known as “Disposition”. While the reorder and min-max models are based on past material consumption, disposition is based on future demands and receipts.

“Disposition” is usually followed for high value items such as APU and Engines, where the part needs to be reserved for the upcoming maintenance activities. A repository of all expected receipts and demands is maintained, and each demand is pegged against a receipt. The repository is updated, whenever a transaction occurs, which affects the demand or receipt of a part.

A “Receipt” is recorded when parts are purchased and updated in the inventory. Receipts occur due to transactions such as Purchase Request, Purchase Order, Release Slip etc. When a “Demand” is created within a warehouse, the repository is checked for availability of free stock. If free stock is available, then a reservation is done in advance for upcoming maintenance activities. In case of non-availability of the free stock within the warehouse, stock transfer can be executed from another warehouse where free stock is available. Demands are triggered due to events such as creation / release of visit plans, work orders, material requests etc.

In this activity, you will be able to view the demands raised for a part, during a specified period. You can also review the receipts pegged against a particular demand and the demands pegged against a particular receipt.

Getting familiar with the pages inside

What you can do in this activity

View the demand and receipt details of a part

View transaction-wise receipts and demands

View reserved receipts and demands

View the demand and receipt details of a part

You can review the disposition of a part, for planning maintenance activities. You can view the quantities of the part demanded on various dates and the quantities of the part received on these dates. The system displays the ‘firm’ and ‘planned’ receipt / demand quantity for each date.

• Use the “Dispositon Review“ page to view the demand and receipt details of the part.

View transaction-wise receipts and demands

You can view the various transactions that caused the receipts and demands for the part. You can view the transaction details for ‘firm’ and ‘planned’ receipts / demands.

• Go to “Firm Receipts Information” page to view the transactions that caused firm receipts.

• Go to “Plan Receipts Information” page to view the transactions based on which receipts are planned.

• Go to “Firm Demands Information” page to view the transactions that caused firm demands.

• Go to “Plan Demands Information” page to view the transactions based on which demands are planned.

View reserved receipts and demands

You can view the receipts reserved against a particular demand and the demands reserved against a particular receipt.

To view reserved demands,

• Select a receipt in the “Firm Receipts Information” or “Plan Receipts Information” page.

•  Go to “Reserved Demands Information” page, to view the demands reserved against the selected receipt.

To view reserved receipts,

• Select a demand in the “Firm Demands Information” or “Plan Demands Information” page.

• Go to “Reserved Receipt Information” page, to view the receipts reserved against the selected demand.

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