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items:forecasting [2021/08/14 02:35] – [Use a fixed, estimated AMC] Mark Glover | items:forecasting [2023/12/12 14:48] (current) – [Where does mSupply use forecasts?] Gary Willetts | ||
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- | ====== 4.20. Forecasting ====== | + | ====== 4.21. Forecasting ====== |
<WRAP center round important 60%> | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
- | In mSupply, ' | + | In mSupply, ' |
</ | </ | ||
- | By default, mSupply uses the assumption that future consumption will continue at the same level as consumption over a given historic period. | + | By default, mSupply uses the assumption that future consumption will continue at the same level as consumption over a given historic period. |
* Excessive, sudden population increase | * Excessive, sudden population increase | ||
* An epidemic causing increased demand | * An epidemic causing increased demand | ||
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* A change to Standard Treatment Guidelines meaning a new treatment is being introduced, and there is no historical data | * A change to Standard Treatment Guidelines meaning a new treatment is being introduced, and there is no historical data | ||
* Morbidity and mortality data has been obtained and used to calculate requirements. | * Morbidity and mortality data has been obtained and used to calculate requirements. | ||
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- | mSupply provides a number of alternative methods for making a forecast of future consumption. | ||
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- | If a user has the **View items** permission but not the **Edit items** permission, they are still able to use the functionality described here to set forecasts for items in ' | ||
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/*===== Worked Example ===== | /*===== Worked Example ===== | ||
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*/ | */ | ||
- | mSupply | + | ===== Item Usage tab ===== |
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+ | In the mSupply | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round alert 60%> | ||
+ | <wrap em> | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round info 60%> | ||
+ | If a user has the **View items** permission but not the **Edit items** permission, they are still able to use the functionality described here to set forecasts for items in ' | ||
+ | </ | ||
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Using this option, mSupply will still calculate requirements based on historical AMC, but increased by the percentage you have entered. | Using this option, mSupply will still calculate requirements based on historical AMC, but increased by the percentage you have entered. | ||
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- | **BEWARE!** | ||
===== Use a fixed, estimated AMC ===== | ===== Use a fixed, estimated AMC ===== | ||
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Any time mSupply produces a suggested order quantity, it will consider each item and use the forecast options for that item to produce a forecast. This includes: | Any time mSupply produces a suggested order quantity, it will consider each item and use the forecast options for that item to produce a forecast. This includes: | ||
* [[tender_management: | * [[tender_management: | ||
- | * The suggested order report | + | * [[reports: |
* [[purchasing: | * [[purchasing: | ||
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