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This page provides visibility of Supplier forecast expected beyond the regular planning timeline based on the demand set up in the system and the Supply Parameters (Safety stock, MOQ, EOQ, lead times). Forecasted Purchase Orders are also known as planned POs or Soft POs, because they are not created yet in the system, but are expected to become Purchase Orders in future, when the lead time (also known as firm order period) is reached.
  
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This page provides visibility of forecasted Purchase Orders beyond the regular [[MRP_EditAlert#Planning timeline|MRP planning timeline]] based on the demand set up in the system and the [[MRP_EditAlert# Supply Parameters|Supply Parameters]] defined at the item supplier warehouse level. Forecasted Purchase orders are calculated as part of the [[MRP_Index|MRP run]], provided there is a Forecasting Period greater than 0 set up in the item supplier warehouse table, that can be accessed through the [[ItemSupplier_Index|Item Supplier table]] or [[MRP_EditAlert# Supply Parameters|MRP Supply Parameters]].
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When you click the Expand / Collapse arrow for a specific Supplier warehouse combination, it will display: [[#Items supplied|'''Items Supplied''']], [[#Open POs|'''Open POs''']] and [[#Document Requests|'''Document Requests''']].
  
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[[File:20200527 Forecasting Period.png|500px]]
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[[File:20200609 Expand supplier forecast.png|500px]]
  
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Forecasted Purchase Orders are also known as planned POs or Soft POs, because they are not created yet in the system, but will be suggested as an action in the MRP in future MRP runs, when the lead time (also known as firm order period) is reached.
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<h2>Items supplied</h2>
  
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[[File:20200526 planned POs.png|800px]]
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This section contains all the items with an existing Item - Supplier link. It displays parameters relevant to the calculation of the forecasted orders. Please note lead time refers to the firm order period, it does not reflect the full manufacturing and transit lead time. If you identify any inaccuracies in the information displayed in this section, please inform the Material Controller / Planner to update accordingly.
  
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When you click the Expand / Collapse arrow for a specific Supplier warehouse combination, it will display: [[#Items supplied|'''Items Supplied''']], [[#Open POs|'''Open POs''']] and [[#Planned POs|'''Planned POs''']].
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<h2>Open POs</h2>
  
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[[File:20200527 Supplier Forecasts expand.png|799px]]
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This section contains all the Purchase orders lines for the warehouse supplier combination with outstanding quantity to be delivered. These POs will therefore impact on the calculation of forecasted / planned purchase orders. Please ensure all POs in status "Awaiting supplier Commitment" are validated. [[PurchaseInvoice_AwaitingCommitment|''For more details regarding Awaiting Supplier Commitment click this link'']]
  
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<h2>Items supplied</h2>
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<h2>Document Requests</h2>
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From this section you will be able to download supplier forecasts. You can view comments added by the material controller and also add comments against a specific document that will be visible to the Material Controller. Documents are sorted by default displaying the newest first.
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[[File:20210121 Supplier Forecasts Document request.png|800px]]
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To download press [[File:20210121 Download.png|35px]]. [[#Supplier forecast file content|''For more details regarding the content and structure of the file click this link'']].
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To add a comment related to a specific document, press [[File:Count_3.png]] next to the relevant file, add any relevant comments and press [[File:20210120_Update.png|90px]]
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[[File:20210121 Add comment supplier forecast.png|500px]]
  
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This section contains all the items with an existing Item - Supplier link. It displays parameters relevant to the calculation of the forecasted orders and they can be updated in [[ItemSupplier_Index|Item Supplier table]] or [[MRP_EditAlert# Supply Parameters|MRP Supply Parameters]].
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<h2>Supplier forecast file content</h2>
  
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[[File:20200527 SF Supplied items.png|799px]]
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The file contains four tabs:
  
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<h2>Open POs</h2>
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• 'Summary': It displays the information related to items supplied, open Purchase orders and forecasted / planned orders in one single page. On the top of the page, you will see what airline the forecast is for, the date when the document was created, supplier name and warehouse the document is referring to. If the airline has more than one warehouse you deliver goods to, there will be separate supplier forecast generated for each warehouse.
  
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This section contains all the Purchase orders lines for the warehouse supplier combination with outstanding quantity to be delivered. These POs will therefore impact on the calculation of forecasted / planned purchase orders.
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[[File:Supplier forecast header.png|600px]]
  
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Then you will see the information grouped by item, including items parameters, open Purchase orders and forecasted / planned orders with comments.
  
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<h2>Planned POs</h2>
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[[File:20210121 Supplier Forecast summary by item.png|800px]]
  
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SkyLog displays the forecasted / Planned Purchase orders for the warehouse supplier combination, that have been validated and approved from previous MRP batches, and the forecasted / Planned Purchase Orders calculated in the latest MRP batch which are awaiting to be reviewed. Please note every times a new MRP batch runs, SkyLog will purge non-approved forecasted / Planned Purchase orders from the previous MRP batch.
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• 'Stock items': It contains the same information displayed in [[#Items supplied|'''Items Supplied''']]. If you identify any inaccuracies in the information displayed in this section, please inform the Material Controller / Planner to update accordingly.
  
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[[File:20200527 SF Planned POs.png|799px]]
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• 'Open POs': It displays [[#Open purchase orders|'''Open POs''']] with an outstanding quantity to be delivered. It shows highlighted in red the POs in status "Awaiting supplier Commitment". [[PurchaseInvoice_AwaitingCommitment|''For more details regarding Awaiting Supplier Commitment click this link'']]
  
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<h2>Edit Supplier Forecasts</h2>
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• 'Planned, Forecasted POs': It includes the estimated dates and quantities when purchases orders are expected to be raised in future when the lead time (also known as firm order period) is reached. Please note these are estimated values and are not a contractual commitment. It also contains comments added by the Material Controller for the individual record, when the previously forecasted value for the same item and date was significantly different.
  
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When you click the Edit Icon [[File:20200527 Edit.png|20px]] agains a specific Supplier warehouse record, it will enable you to validate and approve the supplier forecast calculated in the last MRP batch. You can also generate an Excel file containing Items supplied, Open POs and approved Planned orders, the file will be sent automatically to the supplier.  
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[[File:20210121 Planned orders tab.png|800px]]
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[[MRP_EditSupplierForecast|''For more details regarding Supplier Forecast click this link''']]
 

Latest revision as of 14:30, 22 January 2021

To view instructions for Material Controller click this link

Please use our [Tips and Tricks] page for understanding how the SkySuite portal works and how to navigate faster and easier.

Supplier Forecast

This page provides visibility of Supplier forecast expected beyond the regular planning timeline based on the demand set up in the system and the Supply Parameters (Safety stock, MOQ, EOQ, lead times). Forecasted Purchase Orders are also known as planned POs or Soft POs, because they are not created yet in the system, but are expected to become Purchase Orders in future, when the lead time (also known as firm order period) is reached.

When you click the Expand / Collapse arrow for a specific Supplier warehouse combination, it will display: Items Supplied, Open POs and Document Requests.

20200609 Expand supplier forecast.png

Items supplied

This section contains all the items with an existing Item - Supplier link. It displays parameters relevant to the calculation of the forecasted orders. Please note lead time refers to the firm order period, it does not reflect the full manufacturing and transit lead time. If you identify any inaccuracies in the information displayed in this section, please inform the Material Controller / Planner to update accordingly.

Open POs

This section contains all the Purchase orders lines for the warehouse supplier combination with outstanding quantity to be delivered. These POs will therefore impact on the calculation of forecasted / planned purchase orders. Please ensure all POs in status "Awaiting supplier Commitment" are validated. For more details regarding Awaiting Supplier Commitment click this link

Document Requests

From this section you will be able to download supplier forecasts. You can view comments added by the material controller and also add comments against a specific document that will be visible to the Material Controller. Documents are sorted by default displaying the newest first.

20210121 Supplier Forecasts Document request.png

To download press 20210121 Download.png. For more details regarding the content and structure of the file click this link.

To add a comment related to a specific document, press Count 3.png next to the relevant file, add any relevant comments and press 20210120 Update.png

20210121 Add comment supplier forecast.png

Supplier forecast file content

The file contains four tabs:

• 'Summary': It displays the information related to items supplied, open Purchase orders and forecasted / planned orders in one single page. On the top of the page, you will see what airline the forecast is for, the date when the document was created, supplier name and warehouse the document is referring to. If the airline has more than one warehouse you deliver goods to, there will be separate supplier forecast generated for each warehouse.

Supplier forecast header.png

Then you will see the information grouped by item, including items parameters, open Purchase orders and forecasted / planned orders with comments.

20210121 Supplier Forecast summary by item.png

• 'Stock items': It contains the same information displayed in Items Supplied. If you identify any inaccuracies in the information displayed in this section, please inform the Material Controller / Planner to update accordingly.

• 'Open POs': It displays Open POs with an outstanding quantity to be delivered. It shows highlighted in red the POs in status "Awaiting supplier Commitment". For more details regarding Awaiting Supplier Commitment click this link

• 'Planned, Forecasted POs': It includes the estimated dates and quantities when purchases orders are expected to be raised in future when the lead time (also known as firm order period) is reached. Please note these are estimated values and are not a contractual commitment. It also contains comments added by the Material Controller for the individual record, when the previously forecasted value for the same item and date was significantly different.

20210121 Planned orders tab.png

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