The FIRM software consists of Forecast-Replenish and its associated routines Buy,
Compare, Returns, Weekly, Cluster Buy, Transfer, Share, Allocate, Multi-Part Buy,
Limit Buy, OPOL, and MPS.
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Generates 12 months of forecasts. Also generates forecasts
for new parts.
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Determines the best order quantity size, the appropriate
safety stock, the order point and order level.
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Determines whether month-to-date demands are consistent
with the month 1 forecasts
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Identifies parts and locations with excess inventory for return
to supplier.
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Converts 12 monthly forecasts into 52 weekly forecasts.
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Determines when to buy and how much.
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Determines the buy quantities by location for a multi-location
user network.
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For users with more than one location, determines the best
mix of replenishment stock to apportion to each location.
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For users with more than one location, determines the best
mix of stock to the locations from an incoming replenish
quantity from a vendor.
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For users with more than one location, seeks any location
with low inventory and another with excess, and finds best
transfer match among the locations if any.
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Determines how much to buy by part and location when the
vendor offers terms over a multiple of parts requiring a
minimum quantity and target quantities for free freight and
discount prices.
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For a supplier cluster with a group of parts, ensures the total
buy is within a limit constraint imposed by the management.
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Finds the SKU replenish quantities when the SKUs are
categorized by size, color, brand or model.
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MPS (Master Production Scheduler) is a level loading tool
for the plants that yields the master production schedules
across all part numbers whose total work load agrees with
the plant desired load capability.
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FIRM™ Software
