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All rights reserved.  \nLimitation of liability This document is provided “as-is” Information and views expressed in this document, including  \nURL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it.  \nSome examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association or connection is intended or should be inferred.  \nIntellectual property This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any  \nMicrosoft product.  \nYou may copy and use this document for your internal, reference purposes.  \nTrademarks Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, and SQL Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of  \ncompanies. FairCom and c-tree Plus are trademarks of FairCom Corporation and are registered in the United States and other countries.  \nAll other trademarks are property of their respective owners.  \nWarranty disclaimer Microsoft Corporation disclaims any warranty regarding the sample code contained in this  \ndocumentation, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  \nLicense agreement Use of this product is covered by a license agreement provided with the software product. If you  \nhave any questions, please call the Microsoft Dynamics GP Customer Assistance Department at 800-456-0025 (in the U. S. or Canada) or +1-701-281-6500 .  \nPublication date May 2010  \nContents  \nIntroduction ................................................................................................................................................. 2  \nManufacturing documentation................................................................................................................... 2  \nWhat’s in this manual................................................................................................................................... 2  \nSymbols and conventions ............................................................................................................................ 3  \nResources available from the Help menu..................................................................................................4  \nSend us your documentation comments ...................................................................................................5  \nPart 1: Sales Forecasting ........................................................................................................... 8  \nChapter 1: Sales forecasts ........................................................................................................... 9  \nSales forecast terms....................................................................................................................................... 9  \nCreating a sales forecast ............................................................................................................................... 9  \nAdjusting sales forecast quantities ........................................................................................................... 11  \nViewing sales history information............................................................................................................ 12  \nAdding items from sales history to a sales plan..................................................................................... 13  \nChapter 2: Sales forecasts usage ....................................................................................... 15  \nConsolidating several sales forecasts ....................................................................................................... 15  \nActivating sales forecasts........................................................................................................................... 16  \nChapter 3: Sales Forecasting and MRP .........................................................................","cbCaieoF1VJJDTFF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieoF1VJJDTFF","pdf",2359785,122,"English","# Introduction\n## Manufacturing documentation\n## What’s in this manual\n## Symbols and conventions\n## Resources available from the Help menu\n## Send us your documentation comments\n# Part 1: Sales Forecasting\n## Chapter 1: Sales forecasts\n## Chapter 2: Sales forecasts usage\n## Chapter 3: Sales Forecasting and MRP\n# Part 2: Master Production Scheduling\n## Chapter 4: Master production schedules\n## Chapter 5: MPS manufacturing orders","[{\"question\":\"What topics are covered in the manufacturing planning documentation?\",\"answer\":\"It covers sales forecasting, sales forecast usage, and how sales forecasts feed into MRP, then continues with master production scheduling (MPS) topics and MPS manufacturing orders.\"},{\"question\":\"How does MRP use sales forecasts?\",\"answer\":\"The document includes requirements for forecasts in MRP calculations, provides an example of how MRP considers sales forecasts, and explains how MRP treats sales forecast plans and which forecasts to include.\"},{\"question\":\"What can be done with MPS manufacturing orders?\",\"answer\":\"It explains how to create MPS manufacturing orders, update their status, and view generated manufacturing orders and related warnings.\"}]","MfgPlanningFunctions - Part 1: Sales Forecasting - Chapter 1: Sales forecasts | PDF",1790372383,43]