D03 Order Forecast

The Order Forecast dashboard shows information about order volume forecasts compared with actual order volume for the selected time period.

Filters

The filter pane for this dashboard includes the following filters.

• Order Forecast Date: specify a range of dates as the targeted dates of forecasts.
• Seller Name
• Region
• Facility Name

Data Items

Forecast Type

You can choose to view information for the Locked Forecast or the Current Forecast. The selection you make applies to all of the data items in this dashboard.

Forecast Demand Orders

The number of orders forecast for the selected time period.

Actual Interfaced Orders

The actual number of orders received in the selected time period.

% to Order Forecast

Actual orders expressed as a percentage of the forecast orders. A value less than 100% means that actual orders were less than forecast, while a value greater than 100% means that actual orders exceeded forecast.

(Locked or Current) Forecast UPO

The expected average number of units per order, as shown in the selected forecast.

Forecast Demand Units

The number of units forecast for the selected time period.

Actual Interfaced Units

The actual number of units ordered in the selected time period.

% to Unit Forecast

Actual units ordered, expressed as a percentage of the forecast units. A value less than 100% means that actual units were less than forecast, while a value greater than 100% means that actual units exceeded forecast.

Actual UPO

The average number of units per order, as calculated from actual orders.

Actual Demand % to Forecast

This line graph shows the trend over time of actual order and unit values, expressed as a percentage of forecast values.

You can see values graphed by Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly time units. To change the time unit of the graph, make a selection from the Select Period View menu, and click Apply.

To see numerical values for a data point, hover over a point on the graph.

Forecast vs Actuals Summary

This table shows a numeric view of forecast and actual units, orders, and units per order, as well as error % for each.

You can see values summarized by Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly time units. To change the time unit of each table row, make a selection from the Select Period View menu (above the Absolute Demand % to Forecast line graph), and click Apply.