Exam MB-330 topic 6 question 8 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's MB-330

Question #: 8
Topic #: 6

A company uses planning optimization in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Automatic firming is enabled.
Some of the planned purchase orders are not being firmed as expected. The inventory planners therefore need to manually process planned purchase orders.
You need to include the planned purchase orders in automatic firming.
What are two possible configurations you can use? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Lead Time
B. Automatic firming time fence (days)
C. Requirements Date
D. Freeze time fence on master plan

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Suggested Answer: AB 🗳️
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/master-planning/planning-optimization/planning-optimization-auto-firming

by Grabe at Dec. 6, 2022, 10:05 a.m.

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AmrKamal

4 days, 11 hours ago

Selected Answer: BD

B. Automatic firming time fence (days) D. Freeze time fence on master plan

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globeearth

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: AB

Options C and D don’t qualify: Requirements Date isn’t a configurable setting but a calculated result, so it’s not a solution. Freeze time fence applies to existing orders, not the firming of new planned orders, making it irrelevant here.

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IknewIT

7 months, 3 weeks ago

To help guarantee that orders are firmed in a timely manner, the firming time fence must be longer than the lead time. So I believe the answer is correct

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Bukhari

1 year ago

Correct Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/master-planning/planning-optimization/planned-order-firming

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Grabe

1 year, 6 months ago

IN my opinion A is wrong. Why is Lead Time involved? Lead time Planning Optimization doesn't use Lead time.

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H_Incandenza

8 months, 3 weeks ago

This is not my area of expertise but: Planning optimization uses order date as the means of determining if the order is within the firming time fence. Order date is itself a function of the requirements date and the lead time. Hence, any change in requirements date / lead time is reflected in the order date. Technically, by that logic you could make an argument for requirement date, but practically speaking, you wouldn't do that.

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Vnes80

1 year, 3 months ago

I agree

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