Automatically Add to ASLs

When selected, the locations governed by this AutoPilot scheme will have parts added to their Authorized Stocking Lists (ASL) automatically until the Demand Accommodation level established in the planning scheme is satisfied. When not selected, AutoPilot will recommend parts to go on the ASL.

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Automatically Delete from ASLs

When selected, the locations governed by this AutoPilot scheme will have parts removed from their authorized stock lists (ASL) automatically until the Demand Accommodation level established in the planning scheme is satisfied. When not selected, the AutoPilot will recommend parts to be taken off the ASL.

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Comments

Comments about the AutoPilot parameter scheme.

Critical Shortage Threshold

The percentage of the Safety Stock to which on-hand inventory, less backordered and allocated inventory, must be depleted in order to trigger a critical shortage exception for that SKU. Once a SKU reaches this threshold, it is listed on the Critical Shortages page and the Part and Location Properties page, where it is highlighted in red.

Days Round-Up Threshold

A round-up threshold for the Safety Stock override (in days) to be used for a days-to-units conversion.

This setting is used by stock level and Inventory Optimization calculations to produce similar results with levels. In earlier versions of the application, stock level calculations rounded up any fraction of a day. Now, both sets of calculations are controlled through this setting.

Demand Minimum

(1-3)

The minimum demand before a record is posted to the Review Board.

The purpose of setting a minimum demand history quantity is to reduce the number of pairs requiring investigation to a manageable number, focusing the planner's attention on pairs with significant demand.

EOQ Round-Up Threshold

The amount to which the final calculated fraction of the economic order quantity (EOQ) must rise before it is rounded up by one part during an AutoPilot processing run. Larger round-up thresholds result in smaller rounded stock level quantities.

Excess Threshold

The percentage over the Stock Maximum to which inventory levels must rise before this SKU is considered an excess condition for review reasons and exceptions. For example, you may not wish to declare excess in a segment of cheaper parts, until inventory rises to an Excess Threshold of 150% of Stock Maximum. This setting only affects the creation of review reasons and exceptions, and does not change the definition of excess or excess limit

Fair Share Priority

The Fair Share Priority for the group of pairs governed by the scheme. This value can be overridden at the location type, location, and SKU levels.

Fair share priority is used when replenishment requests are being made for more stock than is available at the source (replenishing) location. If there is not enough stock at the source location, then all field locations requesting replenishment are provided with enough stock to reach the safety stock level in fair share priority order. For example, if location A is assigned Fair Share Priority level one, then it will be the replenished to safety stock level first. If location B is assigned a Fair Share Priority level two, then it will be replenished second, and so on until all locations are brought to safety stock level. If after all locations have been brought to safety stock level there is stock left over, then the cycle begins again, but this time locations are stocked until they reach the ROP. Any remaining stock is distributed on the basis of number of Days On Hand, meaning that the SKU with the least gets another part.

Fair Share Reserve

The percentage of the Safety Stock which is held in reserve at the source location for the purpose of covering external demand at upstream replenishment locations. This reserve cannot be used by downstream replenishment demand.

Fair Share Reserve Quantity

Fair share reserve quantity can be used to specify a quantity of stock to be held at the source location to cover external demand at upstream replenishment locations. This reserve cannot be used by downstream replenishment demand. In situations where the safety stock is zero, fair share reserve will also be zero. Reserve inventory will be available to upstream and downstream replenishment locations.

Forecast Minimum (1-3)

The minimum forecast reached before a SKU is posted to the Review Board page. Setting a minimum forecast quantity reduces the number of pairs requiring investigation, allowing the planner to focus his or her attention to pairs with significant demand.

Forecast Monitor Slice (1-3)

The review period to see whether forecasted demand has changed more than the specified percentage. AutoPilot counts this number of slices into the future forecast for each SKU, and compares that slice's forecast with the current slice forecast to determine the rate of change.

Forecast Percent Change (1-3)

The percentage by which the forecasted demand changes during a specified period before a SKU is posted to the Review Board page. The value in this field is used to define a Demand Forecast Change review type.

Minimum ROP

The minimum ROP (ROP) value. For example, if you set the Minimum ROP to three, then the ROP will never be less than three for that SKU.

Minimum Stock Max

The minimum Stock Maximum value. For example, if you set the Minimum Stock Max to three, then the stock max will never be less than three for the SKU.

Priority Sequence

The sequence priority of the AutoPilot parameter scheme.

Process Scheme Description

The description of the AutoPilot scheme.

Process Scheme Name

The name of the AutoPilot scheme.

REOQ Round-Up Threshold

The point which the final calculated fractional quantity of Repair Economic Order Quantity must reach before the repair economic order quantity is rounded up during an AutoPilot processing run. Higher round-up thresholds result in smaller rounded stock level quantities.

Repair ROP Round-Up Threshold

The point to which the final calculated fractional quantity of Repair ROP must reach before the Repair ROP is rounded up during an AutoPilot processing run. Higher round-up thresholds result in smaller rounded stock level quantities.

Review Limit (1-3)

The number of standard deviations (Σ) demand forecast must depart from demand history during the review period before a Review Board record is generated. This is used to define an Actual review type as opposed to a Forecast Demand review type.

Review Slices (1-3)

The review period to see if forecasted demand is substantially different from actual demand history. This is used to define an Actual review type as opposed to a Forecast Demand review type.

ROP Round-Up Threshold

The point which the final calculated fractional quantity of ROP must reach before the ROP is rounded up by one part during an AutoPilot processing run. Higher round-up thresholds result in smaller rounded stock level quantities.

Safety Stock Round-Up Threshold

The point which the final calculated fractional quantity of Safety Stock must reach before Safety Stock is rounded up by one part during an AutoPilot processing run. High round-up thresholds result in smaller rounded stock level quantities.

Slice Days

Describes the slice period (Monthly or Weekly).

This field can only be changed by directly editing the corresponding column in the database. When changing Slice Days from Weekly to Monthly or Monthly to Weekly, it is necessary to execute all AutoPilot processes to see a change in results.

Slice Start Day

The day of the week that begins the slice period.

Stream Configuration

The stream configuration used to forecast demand.