Unliked Fixed Productions which are planned in advance, Variable Productions are planned on the same day after reviewing sales data.
Setting a Variable Production
Navigate to Production > Production Planner and click the ‘Set VP’ button for todays date.
At the top of this page you will see your live sales data alongside your forecast.
In the Variable Production table we show at a product level:
The quantities that have been produced in P1 and P2
The number sold
The number still available for sale
The number required for closing range (if this product is required for closing range)
The forecasted sales for the rest of the day
The VP column is then auto-populated based on these numbers.
If required you can increase or decrease the quantity.
Once you are happy click ‘Save’.
Once you're happy with your Variable Production numbers and have clicked 'Save' you can plan your benches.