Master Planning in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Balancing supply and demand is critical for modern operations, yet running resource-heavy calculations can slow down your core systems. Understanding how to leverage high-performance planning engines within Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management allows you to generate accurate plans without impacting daily transactional performance. In this written guide, you will learn how to set up, run, and analyze master planning processes. You will transition from understanding basic inventory parameters to managing advanced planning runs that offload complex calculations to dedicated cloud services, ensuring your business stays agile and responsive to market changes. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational master planning concepts, terminology, and setup parameters - Configure coverage groups, item coverage settings, and master plan parameters - Analyze the differences between classic planning and the modern Planning Optimization engine - Execute master planning runs and interpret the generated planned orders - Manage demand forecasting and safety stock parameters to prevent stockouts - Practice troubleshooting common planning discrepancies through structured written scenarios This course starts with essential terminology and basic configurations before guiding you through the mechanics of modern, cloud-based planning runs and order management. You will work through realistic business scenarios to solidify your understanding of material requirements planning. This text-only course is designed for supply chain beginners, inventory planners, and functional consultants who want to understand modern planning workflows. No prior experience with Dynamics 365 is required, though a basic understanding of supply chain concepts is helpful. Start reading today to master the fundamentals of modern supply chain planning.