The Basics
Pull / Push
Formulas
100

3 Months of Consumption  / 63 days

What is ADD

100

You take it , we make it

What is a pull system

100

MAX - OQ

What is the Reorder Point
200

The three main categories of this are RM , WIP , and FGs

What is Consumption

200

ERP is an example of this

What is a push system
200

Quantity on hand + Open Order Quantity

What is Potential Inventory (PI)

300

All of these have an origin and stocking site

What are Loops

300

Goods are produced based on forecasted demand

What is a push system

300

These are the first units of measure needed for the sizing formula

What are days

400

The upper and lower limits of this are based on ADD

What is a Category

400

This reacts to customer orders and limits inventory

What is a pull system

400

The scale of a loop is determined using this

What is the pull or sizing formula