Perform Demand Deviation Analysis

Explanation

This is a background job that will calculate values for standard deviation for issues in lead time, number of issues in lead time and average issued quantity on inventory part.

Prerequisites

Lead time factor must be defined in the planning hierarchy.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• The parameters calculated are: Standard Deviation for Issues in Lead Time, Number of Issues in Lead Time, Average Issued Quantity.
• It excludes customer order lines set as abnormal demand.
• It will include imported daily issues.
• It will inherit transaction history to parts that replace (supersede) anther inventory part.

Window

Analyze Inventory Part Demand Deviation

Related Window Descriptions

Analyze Inventory Part Demand Deviation

Procedure

You can either perform the analysis directly (Procedure A) or schedule the task as a background job (procedure B).

A. To perform the demand deviation analysis task directly:

1. Open the Analyze Inventory Part Demand Deviation dialog box. 
2. Enter a value for the Site field or click List to select one from the List of Values.
3. Click OK to complete the operation.

B. To schedule the demand deviation analysis task as a background job:

1. Click Schedule to open the New Database Task Schedule window. Set the scheduling parameters as desired and save. Scheduled tasks can be seen in Scheduled Database Tasks window.