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Calculate min max inventory levels automatically
Anticipating demand for products is a critical function for product-based companies. They can avoid issues like fulfillment delays and high storage costs by adjusting production levels to accommodate seasonal highs and lows.
SAP Business One’s MRP module supports this process by automatically creating production or purchase orders when inventory dips below a minimum threshold. However, the threshold must be defined and added to SAP Business One’s item master min max fields. Many companies rely on gut instinct or perform complex spreadsheet calculations to determine the values. These approaches aren’t sustainable or reliable long term.
By calculating min max inventory levels automatically and simplifying inventory planning, companies will:
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Eliminate manual min max calculations and data entry
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Prevent stock shortages and costly surpluses
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Align production levels to seasonal spikes or dips in demand
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Improve demand planning accuracy by using historical data to calculate min max values
SAP Business One customers who use MRP and customers with seasonal production cycles.
This automation uses historical sales data and product lead time to calculate min max inventory levels for each item master at regular intervals. Min max levels can be calculated at the item or warehouse levels. The calculation can be modified to suit customer requirements.
The calculation logic is:
Default Min Max Calculation Logic
Description of value |
Value or Calculation |
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Lead time |
30 days |
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# of items sold over a 30-day period |
100 |
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# of items credited over a 30-day period |
-15 |
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# sold (subtotal) |
85 = 100-15 |
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% inventory range |
20% |
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Range calculation |
17 = 85 * 20%
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Min calculation |
68 = 85 – 17 |
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Max calculation |
102 = 85 + 17 |
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