Projected Inventory (whinp8350m000)

Use this Context Application to view projected inventory for a buyer. Projected inventory is shown by item and by a period of 21 days.

The following projected inventory is shown as lines in the chart:

  • Projected on hand inventory
  • Projected available inventory
  • Safety stock
  • Reorder point
Note
  • You can start this Context Application separately or from your Role Based Home Page.
  • The default buyer is retrieved from your Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session. If no buyer is specified in that session, the employee who is linked to your login in the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session is used as buyer.
  • The current date is used as the reference date.
  • The inventory is displayed in the item's inventory unit.
Projected on hand inventory

The projected on hand inventory is calculated as follows:

Current on hand inventory + expected receipts - expected issues
  • The current on hand inventory is retrieved from the Inventory on Hand field in the Warehouse - Item Inventory (whwmd2515m000) session.
  • The expected receipts and issues are retrieved from the Planned Quantity field in the Planned Inventory Transactions (whinp1500m000) session.
Projected available inventory

The projected available inventory is calculated as follows:

Projected on hand inventory + planned supply - planned demand

The projected available inventory is retrieved from the Planned Available field in the Item Order Plan (cprrp0520m000) session.

Safety stock

The safety stock is retrieved from the Safety Stock field in the Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session. In this session, you can also specify a seasonal pattern for safety stock. This seasonal pattern is also shown in the chart.

Reorder point

The reorder point is retrieved from the Reorder Point field in the Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session.

Change settings

The toolbar, which is shown at the top of this Context Application, contains the following icons:

  • Item list
    You can select a different item to show its projected inventory.
  • Refresh
    Refreshes the chart data for the selected item with the latest data from LN.
  • Previous period
    Shows the projected inventory for the previous 21 days. The chart does not show data before the current date.
  • Next period
    Shows the projected inventory for the next 21 days.

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