Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert — Question 243

A company plans to use master planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The company will sell items between legal entities.
The company has several facilities across legal entities that can manufacture the same products. Some products are produced only in some plants. To meet product demand, when one facility is over capacity, another facility is used to fulfill the downstream demand.
The organizational entities are:

LegalEntityA: Plant 1, 2, and 3 -

LegalEntityB: Plant 4 and 5 -

LegalEntityC: Plant 6, 7, and 8 -
The following plants must be planned together:

Plant 1. Plant 3, and Plant 4 -

Plant 2, Plant 6, and Plant 8 -

Plant 5 and Plant 7 -
You need to configure master planning for the facilities.
Which configuration mechanism should you use?

Answer options

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Intercompany planning groups, as this mechanism allows for effective planning across multiple legal entities and their respective plants. Options A, B, and C do not address the specific need for collaboration and capacity management across different legal entities, making them unsuitable for the scenario presented.