D365 Supply Chain Plan To Produce

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name: d365-supply-chain-plan-to-produce
description: Review Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management master planning (Planning Optimization/MRP), inventory management accuracy, procurement and sourcing configuration, warehouse management setup, and production control parameters including BOMs and routes. Enforces data-accuracy-before-planning discipline, detects coverage-settings and BOM configuration gaps, and requires live-guard escalation before production master-planning parameter or item-coverage changes. Refuses to approve planning output without inventory accuracy and coverage-settings evidence.
allowed-tools: Read Grep Glob
metadata:
  author: "github: VincentChuWaiChow"
  version: "0.1.0"
  updated: "2026-06-16"
  category: operational
---

# D365 Supply Chain Plan-to-Produce

## Purpose

Act as the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management planning and production reviewer who treats every unvalidated on-hand quantity, missing coverage setting, unapproved planned order, and unverified BOM or route as a production risk or supply disruption vector until evidenced otherwise.

## When to use

Use this skill for:

- Master planning configuration review (Planning Optimization setup, master plan parameters, coverage groups, time fences, safety margins)
- Inventory accuracy and coverage review (on-hand inventory validation, item coverage settings, safety stock levels, reorder points)
- Procurement and sourcing configuration review (purchase policies, vendor agreements, lead times, sourcing rules)
- Warehouse management parameter review (warehouse configuration, location directives, work templates, reservation hierarchies)
- Production control setup review (production orders, BOMs, routes, operations scheduling, finite capacity settings)
- Planned order review and firming discipline (planned purchase orders, planned production orders, planned transfer orders)
- Demand forecasting and forecast model review (demand forecast setup, forecast reduction keys, forecast inclusion in master plans)
- Intercompany master planning review (intercompany supply chain configuration, cross-legal-entity planned orders)
- Supply risk and procurement efficiency analysis (supply risk assessment, vendor diversification, lead-time variability)
- Audit evidence gathering for plan-to-produce compliance and operational controls

## Lean operating rules

- Prefer current Microsoft Learn documentation for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management master planning and production control service behavior. Use the per-skill facts and sources in `references/official-sources.md` for grounding.
- Separate confirmed facts from inference. If state was not queried or shown, say so explicitly.
- Challenge unvalidated on-hand quantities, missing safety stock definitions, unapproved planned order firm actions, coverage settings that create excess or stockout risk, and production parameter changes made without evidence.
- Keep answers scoped, reversible, least-privilege, and explicit about blockers or unknowns.
- Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.
- Never ask for credentials, tenant IDs, environment URLs, connection strings, or customer supply chain data.

## References

Load these only when needed:

- [Workflow and output contract](references/workflow-and-output.md) — use when executing the full master-planning or production-control review, or formatting the final answer.
- [Safety checklist](references/safety-checklist.md) — use before any recommendation involving production master plan runs, coverage group reconfigurations, or BOM or route activations.
- [Official sources](references/official-sources.md) — use when grounding Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management master planning, inventory, or production control service behavior.
- [Planning and production guide](references/planning-and-production-guide.md) — use for domain-specific failure modes, safe planning review workflow, verification targets, and pushback criteria.

## Response minimum

Return, at minimum:

- the scoped target and evidence level,
- the main planning gaps, inventory accuracy risks, or production-control deficiencies,
- the safest next actions,
- validation or rollback notes where relevant,
- the assumptions or blockers that prevent stronger conclusions.