Help Centre
Forthcast Help Centre
Plain-English answers to how Forthcast works — what every number on the Replenishment table means, how reorder points and safety stock are calculated, how bundles, packaging and purchase orders flow through, and how to tune the settings that drive every recommendation.
Replenishment
Reorder Point
When your on-hand stock drops to the reorder point, it is time to place an order.
Safety Stock
Safety stock is a built-in buffer above your expected demand. It protects against two things: demand arriving faster than usual, and suppliers taking longer than their stated lead time.
Order Quantity
Order quantity is the suggested quantity to reorder to bring your stock back to a safe level.
Days of Stock
Days of stock tells you how long your current inventory will last at your current sales rate.
Revenue to Protect
Revenue to protect is the sales revenue at risk if you run out of stock during your lead time window.
In Transit
In-transit units are on open purchase orders that have not yet been received.
Replenishment status badges
Status badges flag what to do with each SKU at a glance.
ABC Classification
ABC classification is a quick way to see which SKUs matter most.
Stock Health
Performance
Forecast Performance
The Performance tab shows how well recent forecasts matched actual sales.
Forecast accuracy and bias
Accuracy and bias tell you how trustworthy the forecast is — and which way to nudge it.
Adjust Forecast (manual demand uplifts)
Adjust Forecast lets you nudge demand for a SKU and date range without overriding the underlying model.
SKU Detail
SKU Detail Panel
The SKU detail panel is a full breakdown of one product's forecast and stock position.
Stock breakdown — Available, Committed, On PO, Backordered
Stock is split into four tiers so reorders run on your true position, not just on-hand.
Retail vs wholesale order split
Forthcast labels every order retail, bulk or wholesale so B2B spikes don't distort your daily reorder rate.
Reorder Intelligence chart
Reorder Intelligence projects months of demand and stock alongside your reorder threshold.
Bundles & Packs
Purchase Orders
Purchase Orders
Create purchase orders from suggested reorder quantities and track them from Draft to Received.
Forwarding supplier emails to Forthcast
Forward supplier emails to Forthcast and we'll auto-update the matching PO.
Backorder tracking
Backorders are tracked per SKU and pushed to the top of your reorder priority list.
Settings
Lead Time
Lead time is the single most important input in Forthcast. Get it right and every reorder follows.
Service Level
Service level is the lever that controls how much safety stock you carry.
Buffers
Buffers add fixed units on top of the calculated reorder point for known risks.
Suppliers, MOQs and purchase price
Supplier records group SKUs, drive lead times and surface reorder cost.
Exclude Products
Hide SKUs you never want to appear in your replenishment report.
Order Tag Detection — subscriptions and wholesale
Forthcast uses seven built-in signals to keep subscription and wholesale orders out of your retail demand.
Integrations
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