What-If and Scope

Parent Demand What-If

A higher parent demand increases gross and net component requirements.

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What-If Parent Demand

The what-if parent demand is 50 units.

what-if parent demand=50\text{what-if parent demand} = 50
Demand what-ifThe table recomputes gross and net requirements when parent demand rises.parent-demand what-ifvalueparent demand50gross100net75net increase20

What-If Net Requirement

The what-if net requirement is 75 components.

what-if net=75\text{what-if net} = 75
BOM explosionThe chart compares base requirements with the parent-demand what-if.MRP BOM explosionparent demand 40; use 2; gross 80; net 55parentdemand 40use 2 eachcomponenton hand 25requirementsgross80on hand25net55increase20basebase gross 80net 55what-ifwhat-if gross 100net 75what-if gross 100; net 75; increase 20deterministic one-level MRP arithmetic only

Net Increase

The net requirement increases by 20.

75−55=2075 - 55 = 20
BOM explosionThe chart compares base requirements with the parent-demand what-if.MRP BOM explosionparent demand 40; use 2; gross 80; net 55parentdemand 40use 2 eachcomponenton hand 25requirementsgross80on hand25net55increase20basebase gross 80net 55what-ifwhat-if gross 100net 75what-if gross 100; net 75; increase 20deterministic one-level MRP arithmetic only