Forecast (plaps8410m000)
Use this session to view the forecast for finished goods, subassemblies, and raw material items. Forecasts are used to create a long term supply plan that looks beyond what is required to fulfil current customer orders.
Forecast – Filters
You can filter the list of items by planner, buyer, site, or warehouse. All items linked to the specified planner, buyer, site, or warehouse are displayed in the All Forecast Items section.
Forecast – Graph
The plotting area consists of two axes. The horizontal axis displays the dates for which the item quantity is displayed.
The vertical axis displays the quantity related information of the item selected in the All Forecast Item section:
Original Quantity: The total forecasted quantity before any customer orders is received. This is the quantity used to calculate the non-consumed quantity.
Remaining Quantity
The quantity of items remaining from the original forecast quantity after considering the consumption by customer orders.
Forecast Remaining Quantity = Original Quantity - Customer Orders
Forecast – Grid
The Forecast Data by Item grid displays the lateness, original quantity, and remaining quantity of the selected item.
Forecast – Consolidated View
You can enable the consolidated view of the average lateness and quantity bounce rate of the selected item. The average lateness associated with the selected item during the year is displayed in the top pane.
The percentage of quantity increased in the year for the selected item is displayed in the bottom pane.
Forecast – Options
You can use the Forecast Options (plaps0186m000) session to define the default settings for the scenario, time horizon, and colors, based on which the plan items are filtered in the Forecast (plaps8410m000) session.