Hi All,
Could find answer for the second question and working on others... Correct me if Iam wrong, or would appreciate a better explanation.
What is Forward Scheduling / Backward Scheduling?
Ans: Backward Scheduling is the calculation of deadline dates:
The arrival time at the customer site is calculated as the earliest possible goods receipt time at the customer's unloading point on the requested delivery date. All four of the delivery and transportation scheduling lead times are subtracted from the customer's requested delivery date to determine if this date can be met.
The transit time, loading time and pick/pack time are subtracted from the customer's requested delivery date to calculate the required material availability date. The system calculates backward scheduling as follows:
(i) Requested delivery date minus transit time= Goods issue date.
(ii) Goods issue date minus loading time= Loading date.
(iii) Loading date minus transportation lead time= Transportation scheduling date.
(iv) Loading date minus pick/pack time= Material availability date.
By default , the system will calculate delivery dates the closest day, taking into consideration the working days of the shiping point and a rounding profile. In this case the system assumesa 24 hour work day and lead times can be entered in days up to 2 decimal points. This is referred to as daily scheduling.
Precise scheduling calculated down to the day, hour and minute is supported. If the material availability date or transportaionscheduling date is calculated to be in the past, the system must then use forward scheduling..
Archana