This process provides the end user the suggested order quantity for items, which are recommended to be reordered. 

Required Set-up must be complete before the report can be generated. 

• Populate the Buyer Number in Item Branch/Plant – Item/Branch Plant Info screen
• Item Branch/Plant Quantities must be defined

Note: To have the system automatically calculate the Reorder Point (ROP), a minimum of twelve periods of history must exist in the Item History file. If there is not enough history, enter a reorder point in the “Reorder Point” field in the Item Branch Quantities screen. If a value in the Reorder Point field exists, it will override the system calculated reorder point. 

The suggested reorder quantity is based on the pre-defined reorder point for the inventory item assigned to a Branch/Plant and open orders. 

• Reorder Quantity – The estimated reorder quantity for an item. You can enter this quantity if there is not enough sales history available for the system to accurately calculate a reorder quantity.
• Maximum Reorder Qty – The maximum order quantity for an item. You can base the quantity on factors other than usage, such as perishability, storage capacity, and so forth.
• Minimum Reorder Qty – The minimum order quantity for an item. . You can base the quantity on factors other than usage, such as perishability, storage capacity, and so forth.

Reorder Point – A quantity for an item that specifies when replenishment occurs. Typically, this occurs when the total quantity on-hand plus the quantity on order equal or do not meet a specified quantity. You can enter this quantity or the system can calculate it if there is sufficient sales history.