## Getting Started with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management

This chapter discusses:

- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management overview.

- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management integrations.

- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management implementation.

### JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management Overview

Effective management of distribution and manufacturing activities begins with understanding and anticipating market needs. Forecasting is the process of projecting past sales demand into the future.

Implementing a forecasting system enables you to assess current market trends and sales quickly so that you can make informed decisions about the operations.

You can use forecasts to make planning decisions about:

- Customer orders.

- Inventory.

- Delivery of goods.

- Work load.

- Capacity requirements.

- Warehouse space.

- Labor.

- Equipment.

- Budgets.

- Development of new products.

- Work force requirements.

### JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management Integrations

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management system from Oracle is one of many systems that make up Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management module. You can use the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management module to coordinate the inventory, raw material, and labor resources to deliver products according to a managed schedule.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management is fully integrated and ensures that information is current and accurate across the business operations. It is a closed loop manufacturing system that formalizes the activities of company and operations planning, as well as the execution of those plans.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management system generates demand projections that you use as input for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne planning and scheduling systems from Oracle. The planning and scheduling systems calculate material requirements for all component levels from raw materials to complex subassemblies.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Resource Requirements Planning

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Resource Requirements Planning (RRP) system from Oracle uses forecasts to estimate the time and resources that are needed to make a product.

Master Production Schedule

The Master Production Schedule (MPS) plans and schedules the products that the company expects to manufacture. Forecasts are one MPS input that help determine demand before you complete the production plans.

Material Requirements Planning

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is an ordering and scheduling process that breaks down the requirements of all MPS parent items to the component levels. You can also use forecasts as input for lower level MRP components that are service parts with independent demand, which is demand not directly or exclusively tied to production of a particular product at a particular branch or plant.

Distribution Requirements Planning

Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) is a management system that plans and controls the distribution of finished goods. You can use forecasts as input for DRP so that you can more accurately plan the demand that you supply through distribution.

### JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management Implementation

This section provides an overview of the steps that are required to implement the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management system.

In the planning phase of the implementation, take advantage of all JD Edwards EnterpriseOne sources of information, including the installation guides and troubleshooting information. A complete list of these resources appears in the preface in About This Documentation with information about where to find the most current version of each.

When determining which electronic software updates (ESUs) to install for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management, use the EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant. EnterpriseOne and World Change Assistant, a Java-based tool, reduces the time required to search and download ESUs by 75 percent or more and enables you to install multiple ESUs at one time.

See JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 Software Update Guide

For information about the Oracle Business Accelerator solution for implementation of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management, review the documentation available.

See http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/iou/implement/rapid_start/rapid_start_prtr_notes.jsp

#### Global Implementation Steps

This table lists the global implementation steps for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management system:

Step | Reference
1. Set up global user-defined code tables. | See Defining Document Type Constants for Work Orders.
2. Set up fiscal date patterns, companies, and business units. | See Setting Up Organizations.
3. Set up system next numbers. | See Setting Up Next Numbers.
4. Set up accounts. | See Creating the Chart of Accounts.
5. Set up general accounting constants. | See Setting Up Constants for General Accounting.
6. Set up multicurrency processing, including currency codes and exchange rates. | See Setting Up General Accounting for Multicurrency Processing.
7. Set up ledger type rules. | See Setting Up Ledger Types for General Accounting.
8. Enter address book records. | See Entering Address Book Records.
9. Set up default location and printers. | See JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 Foundation Guide
10. Set up branch/plant constants. | See Entering Branch/Plant Information.
11. Set up manufacturing and distribution automatic accounting instructions (AAIs). | See Setting Up AAIs in Distribution Systems.
12. Set up document types. | See Setting Up Document Type Information.
13. Set up shop floor calendars. | See Setting Up Shop Floor Calendars.
14. Set up manufacturing constants. | See Setting Up Manufacturing Constants.

#### Forecast Management Implementation Steps

This table lists the suggested application-specific implementation steps for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Forecast Management:

Step | Reference
1. Set up Forecast Management. | See Setting Up Forecast Management.
2. Set up sales order history. | See Working with Sales Order History.
3. Set up forecast generation. | See Working with Detail Forecasts.
4. Set up summary forecasts. | See Working with Summary Forecasting.
5. Set up planning bill forecasts. | See Working with Planning Bill Forecasts.