Order Cycle Analysis

Your next step will be to review the supplier’s order cycle. The supplier’s order cycle is essential to the suggested order of each product. If your order cycle is not set to an optimal level, the supply of the products will fall off balance.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understanding how to review different order cycle patterns.
2. Knowing how to find the optimal order cycle.
3. Gain an understanding of what to do on this step if you have a fixed cycle supplier.

In this step, you are choosing the optimal order cycle for your supplier. The Order Cycle setting is used to determine the best strategy for how often you order from the supplier. The optimal order cycle is crucial for an accurately suggested order while lowering costs. The user can automatically calculate a ‘best fit’ order cycle by clicking the best fit button. The center order cycle highlighted green in the five listed will be the optimal one as determined by the system. When you want to update your order cycle click the number next to “Current Order Cycle” on the left and confirm the update. It is important to confirm the update because it will record the last time you reviewed the Order Cycle for the supplier.

Make sure to update your order cycle to get the date stamp!