According to the Oracle Supply Planning Cloud User Guide2, while defining a supply plan, a planning
administrator can select any of the four forecast process options, which include forecast spreading
(B), forecast consumption ©, sales order explosion (D), and past due demands based on plan option
values (E). Forecast spreading is the option to spread forecast demand across time periods based on
a predefined pattern. Forecast consumption is the option to consume forecast demand by sales
orders or other sources of demand. Sales order explosion is the option to explode sales orders into
their component demands based on the bill of materials. Past due demands based on plan option
values is the option to include or exclude past due demands in a supply plan based on the plan
option settings. Past due demands based on supply network model (A) is not a forecast process
option, but rather a supply network model parameter that determines how past due demands are
handled in a supply network model.
