What does the Safety Stock Level on item records a...
# generalm
Mika Hakkinen
06/08/2023, 3:26 PMWhat does the Safety Stock Level on item records actually do? Very little help text on this field, mostly around reorder point and Preferred Stock Level. Does it trigger anything on the Order Items page?
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Tim Chapman
06/08/2023, 3:28 PMIf your replenishment method on the item record is reorder point this has everything to do with calculating the reorder point.
Tim Chapman
06/08/2023, 3:30 PM• Without safety stock defined:
• Reorder point = (average lead time days * demand)
• With safety stock defined in days:
• Reorder point = [(average lead time days + safety stock days) * demand]
• With safety stock quantity defined:
• Reorder point = [(average lead time days * demand) + safety stock quantity)
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