Entering replenishment parameters: Seasonality Analysis Alerts

 

  1. Click Inventory Control>File Maintenances>Replenishment Parameter Maintenance.
  2. Specify the defining parameters for the item: You can enter a warehouse, from warehouse vendor, purchasing line and/or item combination. Note: The scope for an item ideally should be least to most specific. When possible, parameters should be set according to the hierarchy: Company, Warehouse, Vendor, Purchasing Line, Item, Warehouse / Item and avoid specific items settings.
  3. In the Show drop down, specify Summary to view all of the effective parameters entered for the parameters set in the system and Detail to display overrides for only those parameter options that can be defined for the warehouse, from warehouse, vendor, purchasing line and/or item combination entered in step 2.
  4. In the Parameter Options Line browser, select the Replenishment Parameter “Seasonality Analysis Alerts”.
  5. Click Edit.
  6. (Optional) To modify the scope of the item’s parameter, select Change Scope and specify Warehouse, Vendor, Purchasing Line, Item or Whse/Item as appropriate and select Apply. Note: The settings for this parameter can be defined at any level in the replenishment parameter hierarchy.
  7. When the system asks if you want to change to a more specific scope, click Yes.
  8. Click the Perform Seasonality Analysis check box to indicate whether FACTS should evaluate usage method settings and recommend changes based on usage.
  9. In the Percentage of Hits field specify the value for the percentage of hits that must occur in the specified number of months for the item’s usage method to be ‘trend”.
  10. In the Months of Hits field specify the value for the number of months to use for the item’s usage method to be ‘trend”.
  11. In the Months Established field specify the value for the months established for its usage method to be evaluated.
  12. In the Minimum Hits field specify the value for the minimum hits the item must have in the months establish to be for its usage method to be evaluated.
  13. (Optional) In the Memo field specify the optional memo for the alert setting.
  14. Click Save.
  15. (Optional) You can specify additional replenishment parameters as needed.
  16. Click Exit.

 

See also

Alerts Parameter Procedures

Usage Parameter Procedures

Safety Stock Parameter Procedures

Order Point Parameter Procedures

Order Quantity Parameter Procedures

Lead Time Parameter Procedures

Review Cycle Parameter Procedures

Frozen Controls Parameter Procedures

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