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Mastering Regions

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Written by Judi Zietsman
Updated over 3 months ago

Quick Summary: Plan, forecast, and manage multi-location performance by mastering regional consolidations, forecasting modes, and classifications.

Understanding Regions

πŸ“Œ Regions Explained: When to Use Them (and When Not To)
Learn what a region represents, when aggregation improves forecast accuracy, and when redistribution or supplier visibility makes regional planning unsuitable.


πŸ“Œ Regional Consolidations Explained
Understand how regional consolidations combine multiple locations into a single planning entity and how this affects stock, excess, and replenishment decisions.


πŸ“Œ Regional Forecasting Options (Sum, Disaggregate, Recalculate) Explained
Explore how different forecasting modes change behavior at the region level β€” whether forecasts are summed from branches, recalculated centrally, or disaggregated back down.


Regional Configuration

πŸ“Œ Primary Location in Regional Consolidations Explained
See how the primary location defines supplier, MOQ, and lead-time rules for the region, and how its policies drive the consolidated view.


πŸ“Œ Classification for Regions Explained
Learn how classification behaves when a region has or lacks a primary location, how stocking indicators are inherited, and how to manually override classifications when needed.


πŸ“Œ Region Creation Options Explained (Field Reference)
Reference every setup field and setting available when creating a region, including order-creation permissions, redistribution flags, and executive dashboard display options.


Regional Operations

πŸ“Œ How To: Create, Configure & Maintain Regions
Follow a complete step-by-step workflow to create a region, link locations, assign a primary location, choose forecasting modes, and maintain or delete regions as business needs evolve.


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