How to: Forecast Production

Forecasting can be used to assist in the production planning process by creating anticipated demand for manufactured items. The production planner can compare the anticipated demand for items to the expected availability, then use this information to determine whether additional production orders need to be scheduled.

If your NAV license includes permissions for the standard NAV production forecasting features, you must use this standard functionality. Data that is entered in Food Manufacturing & Distribution's Production Forecast window will be ignored by other production planning tools if the standard NAV forecasting features are available to the user.

To forecast production

1. In the Search box, enter Production Forecast, and then choose the related link.
2. On the Filters FastTab, specify any desired filters.

The lines will display items based on the filters that have been specified.

3. Set the time interval in the View by field to change the period that is displayed in each column. You can select from the following periods: Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year, or the Accounting Period as set up in Financial Management.
4. On each line, fill in the amount of the item that you are predicting will be needed for the specified time period.

When you enter a forecast quantity, it is valid on the first day of the time interval that you select. For example, if you select a month, you enter the forecast quantity on the first day of the month. If you select a quarter, you enter the forecast quantity on the first day of the first month in the quarter.