Step 6. Sales and demand forecasting: Trainer-> Data review and setup

Trainer Data – Inventory Demand Forecasting

Use Data screen to review uploaded data, review sales charts and eventually reload your data files.

• Products

Details of uploaded products file are reviewed on primary screen and screen consists of elements listed below. Products file can be reviewed, again adjusted out of the system if needed and eventually reloaded by clicking on the button Reload and validate in the right top corner. Source Data screen displays all data uploaded in the previous step. User can review all the uploaded data and when the first and last sale occurred for the respective product.

• Locations

Details of uploaded locations file are reviewed on the Source data screen. Location records can be reviewed, again adjusted out of the system if needed and eventually reloaded by clicking on the button Reload and validate in the right top corner. Locations file is listing all physical locations to be processed by an algorithm where you want to perform training and forecasting. User can review all the uploaded data and when the first and last sale occurred for the respective location.

• Customers

Details of uploaded customer file are reviewed on the Source data screen. Customers records can be reviewed, again adjusted out of the system if needed and eventually reloaded by clicking on the button Reload and validate in the right top corner. User can review all the uploaded data and when first and last sale occurred for the respective customer.

• Sales Data

User can review individual lines uploaded as historical sales data. Sales data file can be reviewed, again adjusted out of the system if needed and eventually reloaded by clicking on the button Reload and validate in the right top corner.

• Inventory

User can review individual lines uploaded as a snapshot of the current view of inventory. The inventory data file can be reviewed, again adjusted out of the system if needed and eventually reloaded by clicking on the button Reload and validate in the right top corner. Inventory file is listing on-hand status for all products in all locations along with open sales orders and purchase orders.

• Indicators

Indicators file is listing all internal indicators (historical and also future) to be used during machine learning and forecasting. External indicators selected during algorithm selection will be automatically added to this file (no user action needed) however internal indicators like holidays, breakdowns, promotions, and others have to be added to the CSV file by the user or extracted from the ERP system.

• Visualizations

Visualizations are providing user with simple consolidated sales statistics and are used to review basic sales data to verify if sales records have been successfully uploaded.