Adding Demand History to Products

You can copy demand history - in units, weight, or load factor - from one or more products to a new product. This allows you to do the following:

• Add the demand history of one or more discontinued products to their replacement.

For example, Product A Model 200 replaces Product A Model 100. Use the demand for the old product to predict the demand of the new product.

Note: Change the discontinued item's product status to something other than Stock. Otherwise, the system continues suggesting that you purchase both items.

• Add the demand history of several individual products to a single new product that represents a combined set.

For example, you sell individual tools and you want to provide three tools in a single set. Use the demand for each unit to calculate a baseline demand history for the set.

• Copy the demand history of component parts to a finished product.

For example, you manufacture ductwork and you need to determine how much sheet metal to order. By combining the monthly demand - in weight - of your ductwork components, you can estimate how much sheet metal to order each month.

• Add a product's demand history in one branch to another branch.

• Add or subtract a customer's demand history from one product to another.

To display the Add Demand screen:

1. From the Files menu, select Product to display the Product Maintenance screen.

2. Select a product.

3. Use the Inven hot key to display the Primary Inventory Maintenance screen.

4. Use the User Controls hot key to display the User Inventory Controls screen.

5. Use the Hrchy hot key to select the branch to receive the demand history.

Note: Use the Find hot key as necessary to locate a branch that is in the list, but not in the viewable area. Use Alt-Insert to add a branch or territory to the list. The new branch or territory inherits the settings of the previous entry. Use Alt-Delete to remove a branch or territory from the list.

6. Use the Add Demand hot key to display the Add Demand screen.

Note: When the Customer Demand hot key on the Add Demand screen is highlighted, it indicates that a customer's demand is being added or subtracted from a product. The customer's name appears on the Add Demand Customer Information screen.

7. In the Include the following products' demand with the product above based on field, enter one of the following measurement types:

• Units - Includes demand based on the number of items.

• Weight - Includes demand based on the weight, in pounds, of the item.

• Load - Includes demand based on the size of the item in cubic inches.

8. Complete the following fields for each product from which to add demand:

9. Add or change a customer's demand for a product, as needed.

10. Press Esc to save the information and exit the screen.

See Also:

Adding Demand from Dependent Selling Branches to a Purchasing Branches

Changing Customers' Demand for Products

Updating Product Demand Overview