Reorder recommendations

What to buy, how much, and why — with the demand history the recommendation was built from.

What is running out, ranked by how much it matters.

What a recommendation is

Not just “stock is low”. A recommendation weighs:

Input	Why
Current stock, per store	One empty store is a shortage even if the total looks fine
Reorder point	The level you decided is too low
Consumption rate	What you actually get through, from the ledger
Planned demand	What upcoming maintenance plans will consume
Lead time	Six weeks to arrive means ordering six weeks earlier
Open reservations	Stock already promised to jobs

Planned demand is the part people miss. A part with three on the shelf and a plan that consumes four next month is short now, even though nothing has gone below its reorder point yet.

Reading the reason

Every recommendation shows the argument behind it — the rate it is consuming at, how that rate was measured, what is planned, and when stock runs out at that rate. The reason travels with the recommendation, so somebody approving a purchase can see why rather than trusting a number.

Demand rates carry a quality mark. A part with two years of steady history gives a rate you can plan on; one with three movements in eighteen months gives a guess, and says so.

Acting on it

• Raise a purchase request for the recommended quantity.
• Transfer from another store that has spare, rather than buying.
• Substitute — the alternatives on the part may already be in stock.
• Dismiss, with a reason, where the recommendation is wrong. It stays visible rather than vanishing.

Seasonality

Where consumption has a seasonal shape — a filter that gets changed far more often in the monsoon — the rate reflects it rather than averaging it flat across the year.

Keeping it honest

Recommendations are only as good as what is recorded. Parts issued against jobs build the consumption history; parts taken off a shelf without being issued do not, and the forecast drifts low. Issuing against the job is what keeps this screen worth reading.