With the Capable-to-Promise, the expected delivery date can be determined based on forward resource-scheduling and consideration of existing resource reservations.
This function is only available with active APS License.
A capable-to-promise (CTP) system is a system that helps companies anticipate demand and match it to their peak production and capacities. Using a CTP system allows a business to create a balance between what it can produce and what customers and clients are requesting.
CTP is a global way of looking at demand and capacity.
The system takes into consideration a lot of factors including raw materials for products, inventory, transportation, labor and supply chain issues.
Considering all these, the CTP system helps to deliver accurate predictions for a given company.
The system was named "Capable-to-Promise" because it measures the capability of a company to promise reliable results to a buying community.
PATH: Sales – A/R > Sales Order/Sales Quotation > right-click on an item > select "Capable-to-Promise".
The information in the right window section is grouped by Days/Weeks based on the calculated value of the "Days Production" field in the process flow bar in the top section.
Days Production: Displays the number of days necessary to complete production of an item.
"Days production" < 15: The information is grouped by days.
"Days production" > 15 * 7: The information is grouped by Months.
"Days production" > 15 AND < 15*7: The information is grouped by Weeks.
In the below example, grouping is according to days:
Window atp_view.psr
The Beas CTP:
- Creates a forward calculation for the assembly.
- Checks availability of resources and material for the complete order-related sub-structure of the assembly.
- Displays the possible delivery date.
- Displays material- and resource information needed for this assembly.
What you need for using CTP:
APS License
Correct planning data inside the system
Actual MRP
The CTP uses the Default MRP function to calculate lead time.
It is a resource planning tool.
The CTP cannot determine the actual delivery date. It is only an auxiliary tool for the seller. A more precise statement can be determined using the APS.
The CTP
- Ignores Variants (Formulas and Scripts), Configurations and Precalculation, but supports Short Variant (A-Z) and Item Version control.
- Ignores formulas inside Bill of Materials and Routing positions.
- Ignores routing related Bill of Materials Positions.
- Ignores resource reservation from other sales order if work order does not exist.
- Material check is based on last MRP run and it does not check the actual material situation.
Before you start:
•CTP can deliver correct information only if all data are correct.
All BoM items and routing items are taken into account. If a BoM item is order-related or "always explode" is stored there, it is exploded further. If the BoM item is a warehouse-related assembly, no further explosion takes place.
Article version control and variant A-Z are taken into account. Lot sizes stored in the article are not taken into account.
Forward Calculation
Forward scheduling with consideration of existing production orders (in production, planned orders etc.) is used. It is not planned to infinity (= CTP). Forecast or existing sales orders are not taken into account here (MRP2).
The original APS forward scheduling is used. The default settings are not changeable. It always uses forward calculation.
The default is the routing. All stored rules and optimization functions are considered, including parallel tools and resources and resource optimization.
Sub-assemblies are expanded first. You can only expand the assembly when all sub-assemblies have been completed.
Resource View in CTP
Material consideration
The CTP takes the availability of the material into account. The Reference is the result of the last material requirements calculation of the MRP definition stored in the CTP.
Depending on the MRP definition, sales orders and forecasts are taken into account. You can use the same MRP as the reference that is used in the item history.
If an Item (Material or stock-based assembly) is not available, the lead time stored in the item is used.