NCR Console - Suggested Reorder Point

February 6, 2017

Description

The Suggested Reorder Point in NCR Console's Inventory Management module uses a reorder point calculation based on inventory movement and sales trends, in an effort to save you money by minimizing excess inventory on hand, save you time by making calculations for suggested reordering points.

The following page will show you how to set lead times from inventory items within Console so that reorder points can be calculated.

 

Reorder points are only calculated if:

• An ordering lead time for is entered for inventory items
• Recipes are created using the inventory items that lead times are set. See recipe creation help.
• If those recipes are tied to a POS key. See mapping to POS help.

You must have access to the Manage Inventory module within Console in order to set lead times for inventory items. To set lead times for inventory items you will need to: navigate to the Product Management module and click Inventory.

 

1. Log into NCR Console, go to the Store Tab and click Product

2. Click Inventory

3. Click Inventory Tools

   

4. Click Manage Inventory

   

5. Click the Raw Ingredients folder to the left of the screen to expand the category

6. Click a subcategory

7. Click an item within the subcategory

   

8. Click Edit Item Information

   

9. Enter Lead Time (in days)

10. Click Save. This will redirect you to the Item Information screen. 

11. Click Inventory Tools

    • Lead time and reorder point information will be viewable from this screen.

    • For reorder points to calculate, Console must have at least 4 weeks’ worth of sales data and inventory activity in the system for those items.

    • Saved changes are applied to future calculations

      
      

12. Click Go Back to go back to the Inventory Management screen

13. Repeat this process for all items you want to set lead times for

Set lead times will be visible within the Inventory on Hand Report and Reorder Point Report.

 

 

File

Suggested Reorder Point.pdf