Setup Requirements for Forecasting

Following are the control maintenance records used for forecasting. Set the following control maintenance records:

• Assign Demand Forecast To Price/Ship Branch Or By Zip Code

• Control Forecast Parameters Maintenance

• Branch Fields Required To Add Product Demand

• Default Lead Time Days If Product And Buy Line Have None

• Default Lead Time Factor If Product And Buy Line Have None

• Demand Hit Definition

• Do Not List Item More Than Once On Add Demand Screen

• Exclude Exceptional Sales From Customer Demand Index

• Exclude MiscChrg Products From Customer Demand Index

• Forecast Parameters For Demand Calculation

• Global Hits Definition

• Minimum Hits

• Minimum Lead Samples

• Number Of Years To Be Included In Customer Demand Index

• Respect Item Min/Max For Suggested Transfers

See Also:

Defining the Maximum Days' Supply for Products

Forecasting Overview

Setup Requirements for Exceptional Sales

Setup Requirements for Lead Time Parameters

Setup Requirements for Order Points and Line Points

Setup Requirements for Product Maintenance