Safety Stock
The stock held in excess of the requirements to buffer for uncertainty during lead time. Calculated as
Round ((ROP - Pipeline Forecast) / Customer Order Size) * Customer Order Size
• The minimum value is -1.
• If the Customer Order Size is fractional the result is rounded again.
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When using the Time-Phased ROP Order Policy, the Inventory Optimization process calculates the Safety Stock as ((ROP - Pipeline Forecast) / Customer Order Size) * Customer Order Size
• The calculated value is displayed with 2 decimal places.
• There is no floor (minimum value).
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On the Time Series container of the Stocking Policy page, the Safety Stock is for the Scenario.
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A safety stock number has a 't' as a superscript (for example, 12t) if it is a time phased override. The time phased override can be set on the Time Series tab of the Interactive Planner Worksheet.
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Comparison fields
For comparison fields, there are three values shown per field:
• (A) — The value from the first scenario selection
• (B) — The value from the compare scenario selection
• (Delta) — The difference between the two selections
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