The PSI Planner is a Supply Chain Planning system with fully integrated Sales Forecasting, Distribution, Material Requirements Planning and Master Production Scheduling modules.

PSI Planner allows you to:

• -improve customer service
• -Increase inventory turns
• -Decrease costs
• -Become more pro-active

Standard features include the following:

• Password restricted access to specific modules and functionality
• -Import and export of ASCII flat file, HTML and ODBC interface files
• -Multiple forecast methods such as linear regression, moving average,  weighted moving average and percentage change
•  -Ability to aggregate item-location forecasts by various key fields (item, location, class, etc.) and then prorate back to the item-location level
•  -Available-To-Promise (ATP) view  and exception report in DRP module
• -DRP report “expedite/de-expedite” option
• -Production-Sales-Inventory (PSI) view at various levels of summarization  (ex: by item for all locations; by location for all items)
• -Web enabled Forecast and DRP/MRP modules (with MS-SQL Server® database option for Web Access module ODBC connection
• -Forecast Variance Reporting system
• -Separate fields for statistical forecasts and management adjustments
• -Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) calculation feature

Here’s the main screen. You can see the fully integrated Forecast, DRP/MRP, and MPS modules available from the menu.

Below you can see the multi-functional toolbar, and a 3 year statistical forecast in the detail. The bottom of the screen displays other key statistical information.

The PSI Planner features:

• item-location statistical forecasting with optional seasonality and smoothing factors.
• the ability to aggregate item-location forecasts nationally, make adjustments and prorate back to the item location level.
• optimal safety stock requirements   calculated for desired customer service levels.
• ABC Pareto analysis nationally or by location
• customized seasonality index/Promotional Calendar
• built in graphics capability.

The DRP/MROP Module features:

• -Choice of safety stock criteria (safety time vs. safety stock)
• -Time-phased replenishment where customer orders “consume” forecasts while considering lead times and safety stock to facilitate planning vs. reacting
• -Safety time and lead time can be set globally by ABC code (nationally or by location) or by individual item-location (SKU)
• -Daily, weekly or monthly planning buckets
• -“Click” on icons to see customer order, inventory and transfer detail
• -Bill of Materials capability to explode material and component needs from finished goods requirements
• -Firm Planned Orders
• -Frozen Planning Window

The MPS module features:

• -Plant or Market zone aggregation and reporting of item specific  Production, Sales and Inventory data Work centers within manufacturing sites for “rough cut”  production planning
•  -Planned Order report with detailed production and deployment requirements by source and destination
•  -Built-in graphics capability

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