Product Replenishment Setup - Exceptions overview

Exceptions that are created during Product Administration Month End Processing can be viewed in Product Exception Center.

The Threshold Low Activity exception is created during Product Administration Month End Processing to notify the buyer of situations where a product’s sales activity falls below a preset threshold. Sales activity is tracked by recording the number of hits that product experiences over a specified period of time.

Products with threshold minimum order points are checked during Product Administration Month End Processing. It is verified that their total number of hits does not fall below the minimum hits and months defined in the Threshold Low Activity section. The threshold minimum order point is defined in Product Warehouse Product Setup. The total number of hits includes sales hits, warehouse transfer hits, and lost business hits. You can view a product’s total hits in Product Inquiry - Replenishment, by clicking the Usage button, or in Product Exception Center - Detail on the Usage History view. You can also print the Purchase Buyers Threshold Report to view products with minimum thresholds and their expiration date.

The Frozen Exceptions pertain to the exceptions that are generated for these conditions:

• Frozen products about to unfreeze
• Products that have been frozen either permanently
• Products that have a status of Order as Needed or Do Not Reorder
• They must also show a minimum sales volume (hits) over a specific number of months

The Inventory Value exceptions are created in Product Exception Processing Administration when ordering controls are impacted by average sales quantity (ASQ), five-high, and threshold adjusters. You can view inventory value changes in Product Exception Processing Administration by choosing Value Change Inquiry from the Action menu.