Sales Order Reservations for Batch-Controlled Products using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations or AX 2012 R3

Sales order processing involves a wide spectrum of considerations and many variations in business practices, and sales orders comprise a key element in the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) game plans used by master planning calculations to coordinate supply chain activities in manufacturing firms. A critical consideration involves sales order reservations.

Some guidelines for sales order reservations are provided in this 4-part series. The first two articles addressed the fundamental issue of reservation timing and the significance of the reservation policy for sales order lines. They stressed the importance of aligning sales order reservations with the item's S&OP game plans. The third article explained the key considerations for several common S&OP scenarios, and the associated incremental considerations about sales order reservations.

This fourth article summarizes the unique aspects of sales order reservations for batch-controlled products, such as products with shelf life dates or critical batch attributes. Shelf life dates typically apply to food products and some industrial products, whereas critical batch attributes are more common in chemical products. It builds on the previous three articles so much of the introductory information is not repeated here. The article consists of the following sections.

1. Basic Reservation Policies for Batch-Controlled Products
2. Sales Order Reservations based on Shelf Life Dates
3. Sales Order Reservations for Scheduled Receipts
4. Sales Order Reservations based on Batch Attribute Searching 
5. Sales Order Reservations for the Same Batch (aka Batch Reservations) 
6. Case Studies

The summarized information presented here builds on more detailed explanations in a previous article ...