BellHawk Online Operations Management Option

Available Inventory Prediction (AIP)

What to make or buy

Physical inventory is only part of the make-to-order picture. You also need what you have on order, what you will consume, what you will make and what you will ship. This picture is changing all the time.

Make or buy decisions

AIP performs the complex calculations of material requirements but leaves the user to make decisions on parts to make and materials to order. The results tells managers what materials will be available and when. This real-time information lets them make informed decisions to make or buy.

Demand driven resource planning

The DRP option makes it easy to generate purchase orders and work orders for shortfall in inventory available for new orders.

How AIP works

Predicted movements

Table AIP keeps a table of predicted movements.
Entry Item • Quantity (add/subtract) • Expected Date • Order (PO, SO, WO).

Purchase Order

PO raised Enter "add" quantity with expected date of receipt for each PO line.
Receipt Increase physical inventory and reduce the "add" quantity for each PO line.

Ship Order

SO raised Enter "subtract" quantity with expected date of shipment for each SO line.
Shipment Reduce physical inventory and reduce the "subtract" quantity for each SO line.

Work Order raised

Expected consumption For materials to be consumed, enter "subtract" quantities, based on the bill of materials, with the expected start date.
Expected Production For materials to be produced, enter "add" quantities with wanted date,

Work Order produced

Materials consumed Reduce physical inventory and reduce the "subtract quantity" whenever materials are recorded into a work order step.
Materials produced Increase physical inventory and reduce the "add" quantity whenever materials are recorded out of a work order step.

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Requirements

Base system

Real-time Operations (RT-OPS)

Modules

Ship Order (SO)
Puchase Order (PO)
Demand-driven Resource Planning (DRP) to create purchase orders and work orders.