Useful links for ASCP

A first look at Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) - http://blog.smartdogservices.com/a-first-look-at-advanced-supply-chain-planning-ascp/

Oracle Applications Implementation Lifecycle: Selecting the ERP & Project Team Assembly - http://blog.smartdogservices.com/oracle-applications-implementation-lifecycle-selecting-the-erp-and-project-team-assembly/

ASCP user guide - http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18727_01/doc.121/e13358/toc.htm

Implementing Oracle ASCP - http://blog.smartdogservices.com/implementing-oracle-ascp-problems/

Choosing Plan Classes

Acronyms:
Plan Classes

• Unconstrained
• Resource Constrained
• Material Constrained
• Material and Resource Constrained
• Optimized

Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP)

Master Production Schedule (MPS)

Master Production Plan(MPS)

Plan types
·  MRP Planning
·  MPS Planning
·  MRP/MPP Planned
·  MPS/MPP Planned
·  MPP Planned

Oracle ASCP allows for the following options for generating plans.

Whichever constraint takes precedence over the other is the hard constraint.