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- If product 0116172 needs 5 shelves and product 0316184 needs 2 shelves because both products are set to Mix = Y, are the same Type (SHELF) and the same Factor (3) then their needs can be combined to determine quantity to order. (All of these three things need to be the same in order to be grouped in a mix.)
* The type SHELF is shipped on a metal cart and there are 3 shelves on a cart. This is where the factor 3 comes into play. We also need to only sell full carts.
* Product 011672 is 5 shelves which is a 1 and 2/3 carts.
* Product 0316184 is 2 shelves or 2/3 of a cart.
In the scenario above, what the software needs to order is Product 011672 for 4 shelves and Product 036184 for 2 shelves, this gives us two full carts. This is because the factor of 3, which is interpreted as a single cart (3 shelves = 1 cart) - The mix isn't a "replacement" quantity its that the items can be mixed on the same cart. - If product 0516184 needs 10 shelves because it has Mix = N then its needs cannot be combined with 0116172 and 0316184. Product 0516184 does have a Factor of 3, so the software needs to order 9 shelves or three full carts.
- If product 1513115 needs 2 cases because Factor is 1 and Mix = N then software needs to order 2 cases.
There are three items with the same factor (factor of three). In the column "Need", these are the units needed for each item to reach the target for that item.
Since we don't want to order fractional units, each item is adjusted up to the whole number as shown in column "Adjust up". This is what we want, ordering more. The issue is the total is 17, which is not divisible by three.
The next factor value up is 18 but the total is 17 with a difference of one. We need to give the difference to one of the item to make 18. The logic is to give the difference to the item with the highest units to order. In this case it's item #2 which was adjusted to 8. It will get the difference, ending with 9.
Generate Button
Once item quantities have been calculated, click on the Generate button to create customer order for those customers.
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