Update Formula and Ingredient Settings
Question
A company produces homeopathic lotions for pain relief and uses Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
You have replaced the vendor of a product's active ingredient with a new vendor.
The new vendor is supplying the ingredient at a higher concentration of 25 percent.
The previous vendor concentration was 15 percent.
You are consistently running out of two of the complimentary ingredients.
You need to update the formula and ingredient settings to allow for better order planning.
What should you do?
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A. B. C. D.A.
To update the formula and ingredient settings to allow for better order planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, the target value of the attribute for the active ingredient needs to be modified.
The active ingredient has been replaced by a new vendor, and the concentration of the ingredient has increased from 15% to 25%. This change in concentration will have an impact on the production process and the amount of other ingredients required in the formula. To ensure that there is enough of the complimentary ingredients to support the new concentration, the target value of the attribute for the active ingredient needs to be modified.
Modifying the factor value of the compensation principle (Option A) is not a suitable solution in this scenario as this principle is used to adjust the usage of an ingredient based on the quality of the raw material. In this case, the issue is not related to the quality of the ingredient, but rather the change in concentration.
Modifying the minimum and maximum value of the attribute for the active ingredient (Option B) is also not a suitable solution as this will limit the allowable range of the ingredient concentration, which is not necessary in this scenario.
Modifying the target value of the attribute for the compensating ingredients (Option C) may help in ensuring that there is enough of the complimentary ingredients to support the new concentration, but it will not address the main issue of the change in concentration of the active ingredient. Therefore, it is not the best solution.
Modifying the target value of the attribute for the active ingredient (Option D) is the correct solution. By modifying the target value, the system will calculate the required amount of the active ingredient based on the new concentration, which will then affect the required amount of the complimentary ingredients. This will allow for better order planning and ensure that enough of the complimentary ingredients are available to support the new concentration.
