MB-330 Implement Master Planning — All Questions With Answers

Question 1mediummultiple choice

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A company uses coverage groups to manage replenishment. You need to ensure that the Master Planning process ignores demand that occurs before the current date to prevent legacy orders from impacting supply suggestions. Which parameter should you configure?

Question 2hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A production item assigned to coverage group WH1 has a requirement date of March 1st. Today is March 5th. Based on the JSON configuration, how will Master Planning treat this requirement?

Exhibit

{
  "CoverageGroup": "WH1",
  "CoverageCode": "Requirement",
  "PositiveDays": 30,
  "NegativeDays": 2,
  "TimeFence": 90
}

Question 3mediummultiple choice

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You are implementing Intercompany Master Planning. You need to ensure that demand from a downstream sales order in Company A triggers a planned purchase order in Company B. What is the minimum configuration required?

Question 4easymultiple choice

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Which Master Planning feature allows you to see the graphical representation of the supply and demand relationship for a specific item?

Question 5hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a new manufacturing plant. Which TWO settings in the Coverage group significantly impact the performance and output of the planning run? (Select two)

Question 6mediummultiple choice

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Your organization uses Planning Optimization to calculate supply requirements. A planner reports that the system is not respecting a specific purchase lead time on a vendor site. Where should you check to ensure the lead time is correctly applied during the planning run?

Question 7mediummulti select

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Which THREE actions are performed by the Master Planning engine during a full regeneration run? (Select three)

Question 8hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. You are running a Master Plan job. Based on the configuration in the JSON, what will happen to the previously firm-planned orders in the system?

Exhibit

{
  "Plan": "StaticPlan",
  "Firming": true,
  "DeletePlannedOrders": true,
  "IncludeSalesOrders": true,
  "Performance": "FullRegeneration"
}

Question 9mediummultiple choice

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You are using the 'Min/Max' coverage code. The system is generating excessive purchase orders even when inventory is sufficient. What is the most likely cause?

Question 10mediummultiple choice

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A company wants to ensure that Master Planning only considers demand from specific warehouse locations while ignoring inventory in transit. Which setup on the Master Plan parameters should you configure?

Question 11hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The Master Planning run is failing to generate replenishment for a specific item despite a negative inventory balance. Based on the JSON configuration, what is the primary cause?

Exhibit

{
  "Plan": "StaticPlan",
  "NegativeDays": 2,
  "PositiveDays": 30,
  "CoverageGroup": "Manual",
  "CalculatedDemand": "MissingDemand"
}

Question 12mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer needs to calculate production capacity requirements during Master Planning. Which setup is mandatory to ensure capacity is considered?

Question 13hardmulti select

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Which THREE actions are required to perform a successful Master Planning run that includes production scheduling? (Choose three)

Question 14hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. Why is the system suggesting a new purchase order instead of using the existing arriving purchase order?

Exhibit

{
  "Item": "SKU-100",
  "CoverageCode": "Requirement",
  "NegativeDays": 0,
  "Inventory": 0,
  "Supply": "PurchaseOrder-Arriving-10days"
}

Question 15mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer uses Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A critical finished good experiences frequent demand spikes, but procurement lead times from the primary supplier are volatile. You need to configure coverage settings to hold a specific quantity of inventory reserved exclusively for unpredictable surge demand without altering the standard safety stock calculation. Which coverage code should you implement?

Question 16hardmulti select

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An organization runs Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and notices that processing times for the master schedule have increased significantly over the past quarter. You are tasked with optimizing the master planning performance. Which TWO actions should you perform? Each correct selection represents part of the solution.

Question 17mediummultiple choice

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You are configuring master planning for a high-value assembly component in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The component has a strict lead time of 15 days. Management wants to ensure that planned orders are only generated if the net requirements fall outside of a specific forward time fence, while older requirements within the time fence are suppressed to avoid unnecessary procurement churn. Which master scheduling parameter should you adjust?

Question 18hardmultiple choice

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A manufacturer runs master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management using a Net requirements approach. A sales order demand exists for a finished good, and a corresponding planned production order is generated. Before firming the planned order, a user creates an urgent manual purchase requisition for the exact same component material. When master planning is run again, the system generates an additional planned production order instead of recognizing the existing purchase requisition. What is the root cause of this behavior?

Question 19hardmultiple choice

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You are configuring Planning Optimization for a distribution company in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner reports that planned purchase orders for an item are being generated even though sufficient on-hand inventory exists at the warehouse. You discover the item's coverage code is set to 'Min/Max' with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 500, and the current on-hand quantity is 350. You need to ensure the plan does not create unnecessary replenishment while still respecting the Min/Max coverage logic. What should you do?

Question 20hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a company that uses process manufacturing. Several items are produced in batch orders with co-products and by-products. The master plan must accurately plan for these items, including the co-products that are generated. Which two setup steps are required to ensure that co-products are considered during Master Planning? (Choose two.)

Question 21hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a product with a safety stock of 50 units. On-hand inventory is 100 units. There is a sales order for 70 units. The coverage code is 'Requirement'. The lead time is 10 days. What will Master Planning suggest?

Question 22easymultiple choice

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A distribution company uses Master Planning to replenish items across multiple warehouses. The planner wants to ensure that when a sales order is created for an item in a specific warehouse, the master plan generates a planned transfer order from the main warehouse rather than a planned purchase order. The item is already set up with a coverage code of Min/Max and a default order type of Purchase. What should the planner do to achieve this?

Question 23mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The production planner wants to run Master Planning for a specific site only, not the entire company. The site has a unique set of warehouses and production facilities. Which configuration should the planner use to limit the planning run to that site?

Question 24mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring Master Planning for a company that uses safety stock. The planner notices that for a particular item, the master plan is generating planned orders even when the projected available inventory is above zero. The item's coverage code is Min/Max, with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 500. The current on-hand is 150, and there are no other demands or supplies. What is the most likely reason for the planned orders?

Question 25mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring master planning for a company that manufactures bicycles. A key component, the frame, is sourced from a single supplier with a confirmed lead time of 14 days. The company wants the system to suggest purchase orders for the frame exactly 14 days before the requirement date, without considering any safety margins. Which coverage code should you assign to the frame item to achieve this?

Question 26hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner notices that during Master Planning, planned orders for a particular item are generated with a lead time that does not match the item's default lead time. The item has a coverage code of 'Min/Max' and is set up with a vendor lead time of 10 days. However, the planning engine is using a lead time of 15 days. What is the most likely cause?

Question 27hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a company that uses process manufacturing. The company produces liquid products that require co-products and by-products. You need to ensure that Master Planning correctly plans for these items. Which two configurations are required to enable co-product and by-product planning in Master Planning? (Choose two.)

Question 28mediummulti select

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner is configuring coverage settings for a group of items to ensure that Master Planning generates the correct replenishment. The planner needs to set up coverage codes that determine how and when replenishment occurs. Which two coverage codes are available in the system? (Choose two.)

Question 29easymultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner needs to ensure that Master Planning considers a specific vendor's lead time when generating planned purchase orders for an item. The item is currently set up with a default order type of 'Purchase'. Where should the planner configure the vendor lead time?

Question 30hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner runs Master Planning and notices that planned transfer orders are not being generated between two warehouses, even though there is demand in one warehouse and supply in another. The warehouses belong to the same site, and the item is set up with a coverage code of 'Min/Max'. What is the most likely reason for the lack of transfer orders?

Question 31hardmulti select

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They are running Master Planning and need to ensure that the planning process considers both supply and demand within the planning horizon. They have set up a master plan with a coverage code of Requirement. During the planning run, they notice that some planned orders are not being generated for items with a negative inventory balance. Which two configuration settings should they verify to ensure that Master Planning includes all relevant demand? (Choose two.)

Question 32easymultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They run master planning daily. A planner notices that planned purchase orders for a specific vendor are being generated with a lead time of 10 days, but the vendor's actual lead time is 15 days. The item's coverage settings show a lead time of 10 days. Where should the planner update the lead time to ensure master planning uses the correct 15-day lead time?

Question 33mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have configured a new master plan for a product that is subject to frequent engineering changes. The master plan must automatically update the bill of materials (BOM) version and route version on planned production orders when a newer approved version becomes effective. Which master plan setting should you configure to achieve this?

Question 34hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have set up a master plan with a coverage code of Period. The period coverage group is configured with a period of 30 days. During a Master Planning run, the system generates planned orders that seem to group demand into buckets. However, the planner notices that some demand is being combined incorrectly, leading to excess inventory. Which factor is most likely causing the incorrect grouping of demand?

Question 35mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant for a company that uses master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner reports that after running master planning, planned production orders for a specific finished good are not being created, even though there is a sales order with a future ship date and no on-hand inventory. The item has a bill of materials (BOM) and a route. You verify that the item is set up with coverage code 'Requirement' and a positive lead time. What is the most likely reason for the missing planned orders?

Question 36mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have two warehouses: WH-01 (main) and WH-02 (overflow). WH-02 is only used when WH-01 cannot fulfill demand. The planning engine must not create planned orders for WH-02 unless WH-01 inventory is insufficient. Which coverage code should be configured on the item to enforce this behavior?

Question 37hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes both supply and demand forecasts. They notice that during master planning, the system is not reducing the forecast demand when actual sales orders are created. They want to ensure that forecast demand is reduced by actual demand. Which master plan parameter should they enable?

Question 38mediummultiple choice

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A company is using Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes a forecast plan. During Master Planning, the system is not reducing the forecast demand as actual sales orders are created, leading to double counting of demand. Which setting should the planner verify to ensure that forecast is reduced by sales orders?

Question 39hardmulti select

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A manufacturing company runs master planning for a finished good that has a bill of materials (BOM) with two levels. The production order for the finished good is scheduled to start in 10 days. The company wants to ensure that master planning generates planned purchase orders for the raw materials at the deepest BOM level, considering the lead time offset. The item coverage for the raw materials is set to 'Min/Max'. Which TWO setup configurations are required to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Question 40hardmultiple choice

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You are configuring master planning for a company that wants to use safety stock to buffer against demand variability. The company has a policy that safety stock should be dynamically calculated based on historical demand. They want to use the 'Dynamic safety stock' feature in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Which prerequisite must be met to use dynamic safety stock?

Question 41mediummulti select

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A supply chain manager is configuring master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They need to ensure that the master plan considers safety stock for an item. Which TWO settings must be configured on the item's coverage group to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Question 42mediummultiple choice

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A production planner in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management notices that a planned production order for a finished good is not being created, even though there is a sales order demand and no on-hand inventory. The item has a BOM and a route. Which master planning parameter is most likely misconfigured?

Question 43mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management master planning. They have set up a coverage group with the coverage code 'Period'. The period length is set to 30 days. A sales order for 100 units of an item is created with a ship date of June 15. The item's on-hand inventory is 20 units. There are no other orders. The lead time for the item is 5 days. What will master planning generate?

Question 44hardmulti select

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A planner is troubleshooting a Master Planning run that is not generating planned orders for a specific item. The item has a negative on-hand inventory and confirmed demand. Which two settings should the planner verify to ensure the item is included in the planning run? (Choose two.)

Question 45hardmultiple choice

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A company uses master planning with a coverage group that has the 'Positive days' parameter set to 10. The item has a lead time of 7 days. A sales order for 50 units is created with a requirement date of July 20. The on-hand inventory is 0. What will be the planned order receipt date?

Question 46mediummultiple choice

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You notice that planned orders are being created with very small quantities, resulting in excessive production setups. Which coverage setting should you adjust to consolidate these requirements?

Question 47mediummultiple choice

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Your company uses a 'Coverage code' of 'Period' for most items. You need to understand how this code influences the generation of planned orders. What is the effect of using the Period coverage code?

Question 48easymultiple choice

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Which status must a planned order reach before it can be processed into a production or purchase order?

Question 49hardmulti select

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You are debugging a Master Planning run and notice that certain production components are not being planned correctly. Which THREE areas should you inspect? (Select three)

Question 50mediummultiple choice

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You are setting up a Master Plan for a seasonal product. You need to ensure that the plan considers a specific demand forecast that is higher than current sales trends. Which configuration is required?

Question 51hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. Given the JSON settings, what happens when a sales order for 50 units is confirmed against a forecast of 200 units?

Exhibit

{
  "MasterPlan": "MP_01",
  "ForecastModel": "Season_2024",
  "ReductionKey": "MonthlyReduct",
  "IncludeForecast": true
}

Question 52easymultiple choice

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You need to ensure that planned purchase orders are automatically firmed if they fall within a 5-day window from today. Which form should you use to automate this process?

Question 53mediummulti select

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Which TWO factors influence the replenishment calculation for an item using the 'Min/Max' coverage code? (Choose two)

Question 54mediummultiple choice

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A company uses a 'Period' coverage group. How does the planning engine determine the quantities for replenishment?

Question 55easymultiple choice

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Which plan type should you use to run a simulation without affecting the live production schedules?

Question 56mediummultiple choice

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You notice that Master Planning is not suggesting purchase orders for an item even though the stock is below the minimum. What is the most likely reason?

Question 57mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company runs Master Planning nightly. The production planner reports that for several finished goods, the system plans production orders for components that already have sufficient on-hand inventory at the same warehouse. The components have a coverage code of Requirement and a positive on-hand quantity, but the master plan still creates planned purchase orders for them. You need to determine the most likely cause. What should you check first?

Question 58mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that is configured to use 'Forecast' as a demand type. They have a sales forecast for 100 units in January. However, they receive a firm sales order for 80 units in January. How does Master Planning handle the forecast and the sales order to avoid double-counting demand?

Question 59mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring Master Planning for a company that manufactures bicycles. The company has a policy that certain critical components, such as frames, must be produced in-house and never purchased. You need to ensure that Master Planning generates planned production orders for these components, but you also want the system to suggest purchasing raw materials like aluminum tubing. Which configuration should you set on the item's default order type?

Question 60hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning with a plan that has 'Firming' enabled. The planner wants to automatically firm planned purchase orders that are within a 10-day time fence from today. The plan is set up with a firming time fence of 10 days. After a master plan run, the planner notices that some planned purchase orders within the 10-day window were not automatically firmed. What is the most likely cause?

Question 61mediummultiple choice

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You are setting up Master Planning for a company that wants to include safety stock in their planning. They want to ensure that Master Planning suggests replenishment when inventory falls below a certain threshold, even if there is no immediate demand. Which coverage code should you use to achieve this?

Question 62mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer runs Master Planning for a product that is purchased from a vendor with a confirmed lead time of 14 days. The planning run currently generates planned purchase orders with a lead time of 7 days, causing material shortages. Which item coverage setting must be reviewed and corrected to align the planning run with the vendor's actual lead time?

Question 63hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning with a dynamic plan. The planning run is configured to include purchase orders with a status of 'Confirmed' and 'Received'. A planner notices that a confirmed purchase order for 100 units of an item does not reduce the net requirement in the planned orders. Which configuration is most likely causing the confirmed purchase order to be ignored by the planning run?

Question 64hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes a demand forecast. The forecast is reduced by actual sales orders. A sales order for 150 units is confirmed against a forecast of 200 units for the same period. What is the resulting forecast consumption, and how does it affect planned orders?

Question 65mediummultiple choice

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A distribution company needs Master Planning to generate planned transfer orders that replenish a warehouse from a central distribution center. The item is currently set up with a coverage code of 'Min/Max' and a default order type of 'Purchase'. What must be configured to allow the planning run to create planned transfer orders instead of planned purchase orders?

Question 66easymultiple choice

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A company is running master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They want to simulate the effect of a new master plan without affecting existing planned orders. Which type of master plan should they create?

Question 67hardmulti select

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You are configuring safety margins in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to protect against demand variability. Which TWO settings can be used to add a buffer to planned orders? (Choose two.)

Question 68easymultiple choice

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A production planner is reviewing the master plan and notices that a planned production order for a subassembly has a status of 'Unprocessed'. The planner wants to firm this planned order to a production order. What is the correct sequence of actions?

Question 69easymultiple choice

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A supply chain manager needs to run Master Planning for a specific item and wants the planning engine to consider only the demand and supply for that item, ignoring all other items. Which action should the manager take when starting the planning run?

Question 70easymultiple choice

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A supply chain manager needs to run Master Planning to generate planned orders for a specific set of items. They want to limit the planning run to only those items, ignoring all others. Which parameter in the Master Planning run dialog should they use?

Question 1mediummultiple choice

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A company uses coverage groups to manage replenishment. You need to ensure that the Master Planning process ignores demand that occurs before the current date to prevent legacy orders from impacting supply suggestions. Which parameter should you configure?

Question 2hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A production item assigned to coverage group WH1 has a requirement date of March 1st. Today is March 5th. Based on the JSON configuration, how will Master Planning treat this requirement?

Exhibit

{
  "CoverageGroup": "WH1",
  "CoverageCode": "Requirement",
  "PositiveDays": 30,
  "NegativeDays": 2,
  "TimeFence": 90
}

Question 3mediummultiple choice

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You are implementing Intercompany Master Planning. You need to ensure that demand from a downstream sales order in Company A triggers a planned purchase order in Company B. What is the minimum configuration required?

Question 4easymultiple choice

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Which Master Planning feature allows you to see the graphical representation of the supply and demand relationship for a specific item?

Question 5hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a new manufacturing plant. Which TWO settings in the Coverage group significantly impact the performance and output of the planning run? (Select two)

Question 6mediummultiple choice

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Your organization uses Planning Optimization to calculate supply requirements. A planner reports that the system is not respecting a specific purchase lead time on a vendor site. Where should you check to ensure the lead time is correctly applied during the planning run?

Question 7mediummulti select

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Which THREE actions are performed by the Master Planning engine during a full regeneration run? (Select three)

Question 8hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. You are running a Master Plan job. Based on the configuration in the JSON, what will happen to the previously firm-planned orders in the system?

Exhibit

{
  "Plan": "StaticPlan",
  "Firming": true,
  "DeletePlannedOrders": true,
  "IncludeSalesOrders": true,
  "Performance": "FullRegeneration"
}

Question 9mediummultiple choice

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You are using the 'Min/Max' coverage code. The system is generating excessive purchase orders even when inventory is sufficient. What is the most likely cause?

Question 10mediummultiple choice

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A company wants to ensure that Master Planning only considers demand from specific warehouse locations while ignoring inventory in transit. Which setup on the Master Plan parameters should you configure?

Question 11hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The Master Planning run is failing to generate replenishment for a specific item despite a negative inventory balance. Based on the JSON configuration, what is the primary cause?

Exhibit

{
  "Plan": "StaticPlan",
  "NegativeDays": 2,
  "PositiveDays": 30,
  "CoverageGroup": "Manual",
  "CalculatedDemand": "MissingDemand"
}

Question 12mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer needs to calculate production capacity requirements during Master Planning. Which setup is mandatory to ensure capacity is considered?

Question 13hardmulti select

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Which THREE actions are required to perform a successful Master Planning run that includes production scheduling? (Choose three)

Question 14hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. Why is the system suggesting a new purchase order instead of using the existing arriving purchase order?

Exhibit

{
  "Item": "SKU-100",
  "CoverageCode": "Requirement",
  "NegativeDays": 0,
  "Inventory": 0,
  "Supply": "PurchaseOrder-Arriving-10days"
}

Question 15mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer uses Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A critical finished good experiences frequent demand spikes, but procurement lead times from the primary supplier are volatile. You need to configure coverage settings to hold a specific quantity of inventory reserved exclusively for unpredictable surge demand without altering the standard safety stock calculation. Which coverage code should you implement?

Question 16hardmulti select

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An organization runs Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and notices that processing times for the master schedule have increased significantly over the past quarter. You are tasked with optimizing the master planning performance. Which TWO actions should you perform? Each correct selection represents part of the solution.

Question 17mediummultiple choice

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You are configuring master planning for a high-value assembly component in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The component has a strict lead time of 15 days. Management wants to ensure that planned orders are only generated if the net requirements fall outside of a specific forward time fence, while older requirements within the time fence are suppressed to avoid unnecessary procurement churn. Which master scheduling parameter should you adjust?

Question 18hardmultiple choice

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A manufacturer runs master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management using a Net requirements approach. A sales order demand exists for a finished good, and a corresponding planned production order is generated. Before firming the planned order, a user creates an urgent manual purchase requisition for the exact same component material. When master planning is run again, the system generates an additional planned production order instead of recognizing the existing purchase requisition. What is the root cause of this behavior?

Question 19hardmultiple choice

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You are configuring Planning Optimization for a distribution company in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner reports that planned purchase orders for an item are being generated even though sufficient on-hand inventory exists at the warehouse. You discover the item's coverage code is set to 'Min/Max' with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 500, and the current on-hand quantity is 350. You need to ensure the plan does not create unnecessary replenishment while still respecting the Min/Max coverage logic. What should you do?

Question 20hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a company that uses process manufacturing. Several items are produced in batch orders with co-products and by-products. The master plan must accurately plan for these items, including the co-products that are generated. Which two setup steps are required to ensure that co-products are considered during Master Planning? (Choose two.)

Question 21hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a product with a safety stock of 50 units. On-hand inventory is 100 units. There is a sales order for 70 units. The coverage code is 'Requirement'. The lead time is 10 days. What will Master Planning suggest?

Question 22easymultiple choice

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A distribution company uses Master Planning to replenish items across multiple warehouses. The planner wants to ensure that when a sales order is created for an item in a specific warehouse, the master plan generates a planned transfer order from the main warehouse rather than a planned purchase order. The item is already set up with a coverage code of Min/Max and a default order type of Purchase. What should the planner do to achieve this?

Question 23mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The production planner wants to run Master Planning for a specific site only, not the entire company. The site has a unique set of warehouses and production facilities. Which configuration should the planner use to limit the planning run to that site?

Question 24mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring Master Planning for a company that uses safety stock. The planner notices that for a particular item, the master plan is generating planned orders even when the projected available inventory is above zero. The item's coverage code is Min/Max, with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 500. The current on-hand is 150, and there are no other demands or supplies. What is the most likely reason for the planned orders?

Question 25mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring master planning for a company that manufactures bicycles. A key component, the frame, is sourced from a single supplier with a confirmed lead time of 14 days. The company wants the system to suggest purchase orders for the frame exactly 14 days before the requirement date, without considering any safety margins. Which coverage code should you assign to the frame item to achieve this?

Question 26hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner notices that during Master Planning, planned orders for a particular item are generated with a lead time that does not match the item's default lead time. The item has a coverage code of 'Min/Max' and is set up with a vendor lead time of 10 days. However, the planning engine is using a lead time of 15 days. What is the most likely cause?

Question 27hardmulti select

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You are configuring Master Planning for a company that uses process manufacturing. The company produces liquid products that require co-products and by-products. You need to ensure that Master Planning correctly plans for these items. Which two configurations are required to enable co-product and by-product planning in Master Planning? (Choose two.)

Question 28mediummulti select

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner is configuring coverage settings for a group of items to ensure that Master Planning generates the correct replenishment. The planner needs to set up coverage codes that determine how and when replenishment occurs. Which two coverage codes are available in the system? (Choose two.)

Question 29easymultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner needs to ensure that Master Planning considers a specific vendor's lead time when generating planned purchase orders for an item. The item is currently set up with a default order type of 'Purchase'. Where should the planner configure the vendor lead time?

Question 30hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner runs Master Planning and notices that planned transfer orders are not being generated between two warehouses, even though there is demand in one warehouse and supply in another. The warehouses belong to the same site, and the item is set up with a coverage code of 'Min/Max'. What is the most likely reason for the lack of transfer orders?

Question 31hardmulti select

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They are running Master Planning and need to ensure that the planning process considers both supply and demand within the planning horizon. They have set up a master plan with a coverage code of Requirement. During the planning run, they notice that some planned orders are not being generated for items with a negative inventory balance. Which two configuration settings should they verify to ensure that Master Planning includes all relevant demand? (Choose two.)

Question 32easymultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They run master planning daily. A planner notices that planned purchase orders for a specific vendor are being generated with a lead time of 10 days, but the vendor's actual lead time is 15 days. The item's coverage settings show a lead time of 10 days. Where should the planner update the lead time to ensure master planning uses the correct 15-day lead time?

Question 33mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have configured a new master plan for a product that is subject to frequent engineering changes. The master plan must automatically update the bill of materials (BOM) version and route version on planned production orders when a newer approved version becomes effective. Which master plan setting should you configure to achieve this?

Question 34hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have set up a master plan with a coverage code of Period. The period coverage group is configured with a period of 30 days. During a Master Planning run, the system generates planned orders that seem to group demand into buckets. However, the planner notices that some demand is being combined incorrectly, leading to excess inventory. Which factor is most likely causing the incorrect grouping of demand?

Question 35mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant for a company that uses master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. A planner reports that after running master planning, planned production orders for a specific finished good are not being created, even though there is a sales order with a future ship date and no on-hand inventory. The item has a bill of materials (BOM) and a route. You verify that the item is set up with coverage code 'Requirement' and a positive lead time. What is the most likely reason for the missing planned orders?

Question 36mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have two warehouses: WH-01 (main) and WH-02 (overflow). WH-02 is only used when WH-01 cannot fulfill demand. The planning engine must not create planned orders for WH-02 unless WH-01 inventory is insufficient. Which coverage code should be configured on the item to enforce this behavior?

Question 37hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes both supply and demand forecasts. They notice that during master planning, the system is not reducing the forecast demand when actual sales orders are created. They want to ensure that forecast demand is reduced by actual demand. Which master plan parameter should they enable?

Question 38mediummultiple choice

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A company is using Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes a forecast plan. During Master Planning, the system is not reducing the forecast demand as actual sales orders are created, leading to double counting of demand. Which setting should the planner verify to ensure that forecast is reduced by sales orders?

Question 39hardmulti select

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A manufacturing company runs master planning for a finished good that has a bill of materials (BOM) with two levels. The production order for the finished good is scheduled to start in 10 days. The company wants to ensure that master planning generates planned purchase orders for the raw materials at the deepest BOM level, considering the lead time offset. The item coverage for the raw materials is set to 'Min/Max'. Which TWO setup configurations are required to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Question 40hardmultiple choice

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You are configuring master planning for a company that wants to use safety stock to buffer against demand variability. The company has a policy that safety stock should be dynamically calculated based on historical demand. They want to use the 'Dynamic safety stock' feature in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Which prerequisite must be met to use dynamic safety stock?

Question 41mediummulti select

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A supply chain manager is configuring master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They need to ensure that the master plan considers safety stock for an item. Which TWO settings must be configured on the item's coverage group to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Question 42mediummultiple choice

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A production planner in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management notices that a planned production order for a finished good is not being created, even though there is a sales order demand and no on-hand inventory. The item has a BOM and a route. Which master planning parameter is most likely misconfigured?

Question 43mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management master planning. They have set up a coverage group with the coverage code 'Period'. The period length is set to 30 days. A sales order for 100 units of an item is created with a ship date of June 15. The item's on-hand inventory is 20 units. There are no other orders. The lead time for the item is 5 days. What will master planning generate?

Question 44hardmulti select

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A planner is troubleshooting a Master Planning run that is not generating planned orders for a specific item. The item has a negative on-hand inventory and confirmed demand. Which two settings should the planner verify to ensure the item is included in the planning run? (Choose two.)

Question 45hardmultiple choice

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A company uses master planning with a coverage group that has the 'Positive days' parameter set to 10. The item has a lead time of 7 days. A sales order for 50 units is created with a requirement date of July 20. The on-hand inventory is 0. What will be the planned order receipt date?

Question 46mediummultiple choice

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You notice that planned orders are being created with very small quantities, resulting in excessive production setups. Which coverage setting should you adjust to consolidate these requirements?

Question 47mediummultiple choice

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Your company uses a 'Coverage code' of 'Period' for most items. You need to understand how this code influences the generation of planned orders. What is the effect of using the Period coverage code?

Question 48easymultiple choice

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Which status must a planned order reach before it can be processed into a production or purchase order?

Question 49hardmulti select

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You are debugging a Master Planning run and notice that certain production components are not being planned correctly. Which THREE areas should you inspect? (Select three)

Question 50mediummultiple choice

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You are setting up a Master Plan for a seasonal product. You need to ensure that the plan considers a specific demand forecast that is higher than current sales trends. Which configuration is required?

Question 51hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. Given the JSON settings, what happens when a sales order for 50 units is confirmed against a forecast of 200 units?

Exhibit

{
  "MasterPlan": "MP_01",
  "ForecastModel": "Season_2024",
  "ReductionKey": "MonthlyReduct",
  "IncludeForecast": true
}

Question 52easymultiple choice

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You need to ensure that planned purchase orders are automatically firmed if they fall within a 5-day window from today. Which form should you use to automate this process?

Question 53mediummulti select

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Which TWO factors influence the replenishment calculation for an item using the 'Min/Max' coverage code? (Choose two)

Question 54mediummultiple choice

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A company uses a 'Period' coverage group. How does the planning engine determine the quantities for replenishment?

Question 55easymultiple choice

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Which plan type should you use to run a simulation without affecting the live production schedules?

Question 56mediummultiple choice

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You notice that Master Planning is not suggesting purchase orders for an item even though the stock is below the minimum. What is the most likely reason?

Question 57mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturing company runs Master Planning nightly. The production planner reports that for several finished goods, the system plans production orders for components that already have sufficient on-hand inventory at the same warehouse. The components have a coverage code of Requirement and a positive on-hand quantity, but the master plan still creates planned purchase orders for them. You need to determine the most likely cause. What should you check first?

Question 58mediummultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that is configured to use 'Forecast' as a demand type. They have a sales forecast for 100 units in January. However, they receive a firm sales order for 80 units in January. How does Master Planning handle the forecast and the sales order to avoid double-counting demand?

Question 59mediummultiple choice

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You are a functional consultant configuring Master Planning for a company that manufactures bicycles. The company has a policy that certain critical components, such as frames, must be produced in-house and never purchased. You need to ensure that Master Planning generates planned production orders for these components, but you also want the system to suggest purchasing raw materials like aluminum tubing. Which configuration should you set on the item's default order type?

Question 60hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning with a plan that has 'Firming' enabled. The planner wants to automatically firm planned purchase orders that are within a 10-day time fence from today. The plan is set up with a firming time fence of 10 days. After a master plan run, the planner notices that some planned purchase orders within the 10-day window were not automatically firmed. What is the most likely cause?

Question 61mediummultiple choice

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You are setting up Master Planning for a company that wants to include safety stock in their planning. They want to ensure that Master Planning suggests replenishment when inventory falls below a certain threshold, even if there is no immediate demand. Which coverage code should you use to achieve this?

Question 62mediummultiple choice

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A manufacturer runs Master Planning for a product that is purchased from a vendor with a confirmed lead time of 14 days. The planning run currently generates planned purchase orders with a lead time of 7 days, causing material shortages. Which item coverage setting must be reviewed and corrected to align the planning run with the vendor's actual lead time?

Question 63hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Master Planning with a dynamic plan. The planning run is configured to include purchase orders with a status of 'Confirmed' and 'Received'. A planner notices that a confirmed purchase order for 100 units of an item does not reduce the net requirement in the planned orders. Which configuration is most likely causing the confirmed purchase order to be ignored by the planning run?

Question 64hardmultiple choice

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A company uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They have a master plan that includes a demand forecast. The forecast is reduced by actual sales orders. A sales order for 150 units is confirmed against a forecast of 200 units for the same period. What is the resulting forecast consumption, and how does it affect planned orders?

Question 65mediummultiple choice

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A distribution company needs Master Planning to generate planned transfer orders that replenish a warehouse from a central distribution center. The item is currently set up with a coverage code of 'Min/Max' and a default order type of 'Purchase'. What must be configured to allow the planning run to create planned transfer orders instead of planned purchase orders?

Question 66easymultiple choice

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A company is running master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. They want to simulate the effect of a new master plan without affecting existing planned orders. Which type of master plan should they create?

Question 67hardmulti select

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You are configuring safety margins in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to protect against demand variability. Which TWO settings can be used to add a buffer to planned orders? (Choose two.)

Question 68easymultiple choice

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A production planner is reviewing the master plan and notices that a planned production order for a subassembly has a status of 'Unprocessed'. The planner wants to firm this planned order to a production order. What is the correct sequence of actions?

Question 69easymultiple choice

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A supply chain manager needs to run Master Planning for a specific item and wants the planning engine to consider only the demand and supply for that item, ignoring all other items. Which action should the manager take when starting the planning run?

Question 70easymultiple choice

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A supply chain manager needs to run Master Planning to generate planned orders for a specific set of items. They want to limit the planning run to only those items, ignoring all others. Which parameter in the Master Planning run dialog should they use?