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Suggested Orders Screen

August 2021 Supplier Add Days

If you are looking for a way to learn more about your supplier’s products and review them as a spreadsheet, you can download your product list in K3S R6. This month, we will look at how you can download a list of products to review safety stock days, lead time days, days on hand, and more.

Products on suggested order screen with a red box showing the weight column for the products on the order

July 2021 Download Product List

If you are looking for a way to learn more about your supplier’s products and review them as a spreadsheet, you can download your product list in K3S R6. This month, we will look at how you can download a list of products to review safety stock days, lead time days, days on hand, and more.

Edit User Status

June 2021 Using Probation To Watch Products

Are you looking for an easy way to keep track of products for some time? Maybe you want to keep a closer eye on new products as they get started. The probation user status is a great option to keep track of products. It allows you to set an end date if you only need to track them for a short period. It also allows you to create batches to see all of the products together in K3S and as a spreadsheet.

Chrome Shortcuts in K3S

April 2021 Chrome Shortcuts with K3S

This month, you will learn how to change one of the unit totals to something different than net cost. You can change one of the columns to tally a different unit total such as weight, volume, counter, or your other unit types. For example, if you frequently have weight constraints on your orders, you can change the column to weight and it will display the weight totals for on your suggested orders and products on suggested orders screens.

Today's Suggested Orders Screen

March 2021 Changing The Unit Column

This month, you will learn how to change one of the unit totals to something different than net cost. You can change one of the columns to tally a different unit total such as weight, volume, counter, or your other unit types. For example, if you frequently have weight constraints on your orders, you can change the column to weight and it will display the weight totals for on your suggested orders and products on suggested orders screens.

February 2021 Watch User Status

Let’s say you have specific products that you need to keep any eye on. Searching for those items one at a time is not efficient or easy. There are several ways you can accomplish this task, but one of the quickest and easiest ways is to set a “watch flag” which will allow you to quickly pull the list of items and run reports.

PO Approval Screen

January 2021 How to Manage Manufacturing Outs With Exclude Buying Until

One of the most powerful features in K3S is lead-time forecasting. It ensures you carry enough safety stock to cover any variance in the lead times you get from your suppliers. Sometimes, though, you want to exclude an order from that forecast. For example, if you are placing an order for a shipping date 6 months in the future, you certainly don’t want us to use that in our forecast moving forward! There’s an app for that! We cover it in this month’s Tip of the Month.

PO Approval Screen

December 2020 Skip Lead Time Forecasting

One of the most powerful features in K3S is lead-time forecasting. It ensures you carry enough safety stock to cover any variance in the lead times you get from your suppliers. Sometimes, though, you want to exclude an order from that forecast. For example, if you are placing an order for a shipping date 6 months in the future, you certainly don’t want us to use that in our forecast moving forward! There’s an app for that! We cover it in this month’s Tip of the Month.

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