Actions

P204

Publish Sourcing Plan

The activities associated with approving, formatting and communicating the Materials Requirements Plan. This may include a formal process to review and ratify the plan and/or identify alternative scenarios triggering a rerun of P203 with the intention to achieve a more favorable Sourcing Plan.

The output of this process may include Purchase Requisitions for internal use and a formal forecast for internal and/or external suppliers. Planning Frequency Material Requirements Planning Distribution Requirements Planning Surplus Return

Hierarchy

IDNameLevelx
P2Plan Source2P2
P204Publish Sourcing Plan3P204

Metric(s)

IDNameLevelx
RS11Planning Frequency2RS11

Term(s)

IDNameClearx
DRPDistribution Requirements PlanningDRP
MRPMaterial Requirements PlanningMRP
REQRequisitionREQ
RL4Surplus ReturnRL4

Workflow

FromInput(s)
Process
Output(s)To
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P203Net Material Requirements
P204
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MRP Rerun RequestP201
Sourcing PlanP205
Purchase RequisitionS101
Sourcing PlanP103
Sourcing PlanP402
Note: Common inputs and outputs are listed in alphabetical order. Other inputs and outputs may be required to support varying use cases.Publish Sourcing Plan Plan Source 5120400 3 Publishing, Materials, Requirements, Plan, Sourcing, Plan, Procurement, Purchasing, Supply chain Approving, formatting and communicating the Materials Requirements Plan (MRP)