Chapter 11 of 21
Stock forecast
The forecast tells you when each product in each machine will run out. It is computed every night from the withdrawal history of the last 12 weeks.
- The list starts with the products that run out soonest.
- Columns: Product, Machine, Stock, Usage / day, Runs out, 80% range (in 8 out of 10 cases the product runs out between these dates), Status.
- Statuses: Forecast (there is a date), Out of stock, No usage (in stock, but nobody takes it), Too little data (less than 14 days of history).
- Filters: Runs out (Any time or within N days), status, search by number or name.
- The chart Products running out in the next 14 days.
- Click a row to see the product's history and forecast: 8 weeks back and 2 weeks ahead, with the week rhythm.
- Export CSV saves the list to a file.