Including Direct Shipments in the Demand Calculation

Include direct shipments from the vendor in the demand calculation for the product when the majority of your direct shipments are the result of not having enough of the item on the shelf.

Forecast parameters set at the product level override those set at the branch or buy line level.

Note: The following procedure is a manual process for a single product. Use the Mass Load program to enter inventory parameters to groups of products.

To include direct shipments from the vendor in demand calculations:

Enter forecast parameters.
In the Product Forecast Parameters dialog box, from the File menu, select Demand Parameters to display the Product Demand Parameters dialog box.
From the File menu, select Insert Branch to display the Product Demand Parameters dialog box.
In the Enter new branch or territory field, enter the branch or territory ID.
Click OK to return the ID to the Branch field in the Product Demand Parameters dialog box.
In the Include Directs column, enter Yes next to the branch or territory for which to include direct shipments in the demand calculation for the product.
Save the information and exit the dialog box.

Changes take effect when you exit Product Maintenance.