Master planning (Dynamics 365)

It is the part of Supply Chain Management that determines how future demand should be covered. It combines demand with available and expected supply, identifies shortages and suggests actions, such as planned orders, for planners to review. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Master Planning - Simply Explained

An inventory report shows only what exists now. With 30 of 100 bicycles in stock, you still need to know whether frames, wheels and other components arrive in time and whether the factory has capacity, which is what Master Planning connects. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Master Planning - Simply Explained

A spreadsheet is like a photograph of one moment. Master Planning is more like a forward-looking schedule that considers quantities with dates, future demand, incoming supply and production requirements. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Master Planning - Simply Explained

Whether the company can deliver what the customer ordered by the promised date, which requires bringing together demand and supply signals from sales, warehouse, purchasing and production. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Master Planning - Simply Explained

Customer demand, inventory, purchasing, production, bills of materials, lead times, capacity, forecasts and planned orders. · From the episode: Dynamics 365 Master Planning - Simply Explained