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Own Flow Model Detail
The Own Flow Model Detail screen shows the details of an Own Flow Model. You can also manually create new Flow Models in this screen.
What Is an Own Flow Model and When Do You Need It?
An Own Flow Model is a forecast of future sales, or a production plan. Own Flow Models are normally created by external systems and not edited manually.
If you are using a Flow Model for the product, the outflow value in the Outflow Demand field in the Own Bucket Detail screen is calculated based on the Flow Model. The supplier’s deliveries of the product to you are based on this Outflow Demand value.
If a product does not have a Flow Model, PipeChain Supply calculates the outflow based on past outflow (this is called the “Flow Meter”).
If you want to use the Transport strategy with an Inbound Delivery Agreement for a product, you must have an Own Flow Model for that product.
Flow Models should be used if it is known that your sales or production varies in a predictable way, e.g. increases on certain weekdays, or will change sharply during a certain season, e.g. during a campaign drive.
Own Flow Models and Customer Flow Models
The basic idea is that your company creates Own Flow Models describing your outflow and transfer these to the supplier, but your supplier can also create “Customer Flow Models” that describe your outflow.
Product Id and Variant – your ID of the product. The Product Id is defined in the delivery agreement. If you click on the underlined blue text you will open Own bucket Detail screen.
Product Name -Product Name for the WebAccess Customer is the Customers's Product Name or if this has not been defined, the Supplier's Product Name.
Supplier’s Product Id and Variant – the supplier’s ID of the product.
Edit in progress by – if the Flow Model is currently being edited (i.e. a user has saved changes to the Flow Model), this checkbox is checked, and the field shows the user name of the user who is editing it.
Editing Completed – if you have saved any changes in the Flow Model, you have to click on the Editing Completed button to let the system and other users know that the Flow Model is stable and can be used.
Last Updated – the date and time this Flow Model was last updated.
-Update Mode –
There are eight ways to modify (update) the Flow Model.
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Manual - the Flow Model can only be updated manually via this screen. (This should not be the standard way to manage Flow Models). Only Flow Models that are Sales Forecasts can be updated manually (see 6 below).
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Automatic - the Flow Model is updated automatically by another system, e.g. a real-time production system such as PipeChain FlowProduction, or an order system.
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Aggregated Every Night - the flow model will sum all data from customer flow model and updates your own flow model.
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Aggregate Every Time a related customers flow model is updated.
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From Flow Model via recipe - The Flow Model will be updated automatically flow model from your recipe.
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Aggregated plus via Recipe
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Aggregated Plus From Flow Model Via Recipe -This aggregation is a combination of aggregation of all customers' flow models and getting the component demand from inbound orders and suggestions. The recipes (bill of materials) are used for breaking down the order lines and suggestions to component demand. All order lines up to (not including) status started are included.
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Aggregated Plus From Inbound Suggestion Via RecipeThis aggregation is a combination of aggregation of all customers' flow models and getting the component demand from inbound orders and suggestions. The recipes (bill of materials) are used for breaking down the order lines and suggestions to component demand. All order lines up to (not including) status started are included
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From In Order via recipe - The Flow Model will be updated automatically when receiving an order and it belongs to a recipe.
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Generate Every Night from Forecast Parameters - If you choose this Update Mode will the new tab Forecast Parameters get available and every night will the flow model updates according to the settings on this tab.
- Withdrawal –
The outflow can look different depending on the type of product or the way the goods are delivered. Under the Withdrawal heading, you choose what type of Flow Model you want to use for the product.
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Sales Forecast : If this radio button is selected, the Flow Model is a sales forecast that specifies a certain outflow of the product per day.
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From Outbound Deliveries:
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Production Plan Daily: If this radio button is selected, the Flow Model is a production plan that specifies a certain outflow of the product per day. Your stock balance of the product is updated automatically by an external system.
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Production Plan All-At-Once: If this radio button is selected, the Flow Model is a production plan that specifies withdrawals of certain quantities of the product at set times. Your stock balance of the product is updated automatically by an external system.
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