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title: "Suggested Stock Re-Order Report (from the Administration checklist)"
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Why To assist the Inventory Manager in identifying product which may be out of stock or back-ordered but which is currently not on purchase order with the supplier. The report can be used to provide suggested order quantities based on previous sales of the product, so uses the inventory movement of the product as a guide. This can automate the purchase order creation and both save time and prevent backordered stock from being forgotten.  When Monthly How 1. From the  ProStix   Main Menu  select  'Purchasing & Receipting'  then  'Stock Re-Ordering'  then  'Suggested Stock Re-Order' . 2. The Stock Reorder Report can be generated for a specific supplier or, for a non-contiguous range of suppliers. 3. To produce a report only, type ' Yes ' in the first field of the Suggested Stock Re-Order option. If you have previously run the report and are happy with the results, type ' No ' to generate a purchase order from the reorder quantities detailed on the report. 4. To run the report for a single supplier, either type the supplier code or use <F3> Search to find the correct code.  5. To run the report for a range of non-contiguous suppliers, select <F9> to display a list of all suppliers and then use your preferred search method to locate a supplier to include in the report. Press the <Space-Bar> to select this supplier - you notice that an asterisk appears beside that supplier. Continue to select suppliers using this method. 6. If you select a supplier in error, move the cursor back to that supplier and press the <Space-Bar> again - the asterisk is removed and the supplier deselected. You must select at least one supplier or an error is displayed. 7. Once the supplier range has been selected, select <F1> to open up all of the other fields on the screen so that you can determine the range of products to include on the report. Refer to the 'Product Ranges' collapsible link for a screenshot and an explanation of these options. 8. Once the input criteria have been determined, select <F1> to display more criteria on the right hand side of the screen. Refer to the 'Product Ranges' collapsible link for a screenshot and an explanation of these options. 9. The following information for each product is included on the report: