Forecasting in weekly buckets - a better idea

["Milt Habeck" <mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Good morning,

Most BPCS shops have decided not to employ vanilla
FORcasting functionality; here are some reasons:
http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/bellsbrigade.html

That URL also describes a Bells & Whistles® for BPCS
product that moves sales forecast data from a PC environment 
into the BPCS KMR file. The software brand name is:

            Bucket Brigade (tm)

In the PC environment, it's usually pretty easy to allocate
lump-sum monthly quantities into intelligent weekly or even
daily values. With Bucket Brigade, you can then automatically
load that mountain of PC-generated data into BPCS without
key-punching accidents.

An intelligent allocation into smaller sales forecast buckets 
enables better quality MRP results. The payoff can be higher 
customer service levels with lower inventory investment --- 
and a very impressive ROI. The monthly lump sum approach 
isn't as good; it deceives MRP into thinking that everything 
is needed the first day of each month. 

Please consider calling us; we take the tarnish off BPCS: 
http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/Tarnish_off_BPCS.pdf

Warm regards and God bless you,

Milt Habeck
Unbeaten Path International

Toll free North America:  (888) 874-8008
International voice: (262) 681-3151
mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx
www.unbeatenpathintl.com




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From: Julclancy@xxxxxxx
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Weekly forecasting

Steve,

You can create a weekly forecast in base BPCS by entering the appropriate
data into either Item Class/Warehouse Overrides (FOR140) or
Item Warehouse Data (FOR170).
Both contain a field called 'Forecasts per Period for MRP.' Entering a 4
in this field will give you an approximate weekly forecast value.
I would not use the Prorate Flag, as that DECREASES your forecast amount
remaining with every MRP generation.

Regards,

Julie Clancy, CPIM, CIRM
Advanced Systems and Products
www.bpcspros.com

Julie@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Office: 336-812-3408
Cell:    336-491-1782
eFax:  309-422-3447




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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Segerstrom
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Weekly forecasting

We are on bpcs 6.04 heavily modified.

We are exploring a way to forecast in weekly buckets
rather than monthly... Anyone try this with base bpcs?

I saw some email in the archives using the prorate flag
but am assuming that will take a monthly forecast and
prorate it in MRP?

Steve
Intermatic Inc
(815) 675-7469