Viewing inventory locations KPIs

Use these steps to view recommendations for these KPI parameters:

  • Items
  • Inventory Value
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Removal Candidates
  1. Select Manage Inventory Recommendations.
  2. On the All Locations tab, in the first columns, you can view this location identifier information:
    Company
    This shows the company name or ID of the location.
    Location
    This shows the location name, or ID.
    Type
    This shows perpetual, par, or exchange cart type.
  3. In the Items column, you can view this information:
    Total
    This shows the number of items in a location. The items must meet these criteria:
    • Active
    • Bin tracked with a preferred bin set. This can be turned off in the global configuration.
    • Inventory tracked. This can be turned off in the global configuration.
    • Non-consignment. Consignment items can be included in global configuration.
    Eligible
    This is a subset of the item count. This value represents the number of items that meet the criteria to receive a recommendation.
  4. In the Inventory Value column, you can view this information:
    Reference
    This is the value of items in a location before the recommendations run. It is based on reference ROP/Par Level.
    Target
    This is the value of eligible items in a location. Listed in order of priority by availability, it is based on these ROP/Par Level types:
    • Override
    • Recommended
    • Reference
    Under Review
    This value is the sum of Potential Cost and Potential Savings fields.
    Accepted
    This value is the sum of the cost of improved service and savings. It is the difference between current and reference values of all eligible item locations within a location.
  5. In the Increase column, you can view this information:
    Items
    This shows the number of items that have a recommended increase or override.
    Reference
    This shows the value of items that have a recommended increase or override before the recommendations run.
    Target
    This shows the value of items that have a recommended increase or override, based on recommended or overridden ROP/Par Level.
    Potential Cost
    This shows the potential cost of improved service if you accept the recommended item increase. It is the difference between current and target values of locations with an increase recommendation.
    Accepted
    This shows the cost of improved service of accepted increase recommendations. It is the difference between current and reference values of locations with increase recommendations.
  6. In the Decrease column, you can view this information:
    Items
    This is the number of items that have a recommended decrease or override.
    Reference
    This is the value of items that have a recommended decrease or override before the recommendations run.
    Target
    This is the value of items that have a recommended decrease or override, based on recommended or overridden ROP/Par Level.
    Potential Savings
    This shows the value of potential savings if you accept the recommended item decrease. It is the difference between current and target values of locations with a decrease recommendation.
    Accepted
    This shows the value of savings of accepted decrease recommendations. It is the difference between current and reference values of locations with decrease recommendations.
  7. In the Removal Candidates column, you can view this information:
    Items
    This shows the number of items that are marked as candidates for removal. A recommendations run may mark an item as a potential candidate for removal from inventory.
    Value
    This shows the sum reference value of items in a location that are marked as removal candidates.