FactoryLogix Automatic Forecast vs Build Plan Report
Every Monday, WebRun opens NetSuite to read the customer forecast by part number, checks the actual build plan and scheduled capacity for the same part numbers in FactoryLogix, and posts your planning team a Slack report naming every part running behind or ahead of forecast.
How do I see where the build plan is falling behind the customer forecast?
WebRun reads the customer forecast by part number in NetSuite every Monday, compares it against the actual build plan and scheduled capacity in FactoryLogix, and posts your planning team a ranked Slack report of every part running behind or ahead of forecast, so a capacity gap gets caught at the start of the week instead of at the ship date.
- Forecast and build plan gaps surface every Monday instead of at the ship date
- Part numbers are ranked by shortfall so planners tackle the biggest gap first
- Forecasted parts with no scheduled build get called out before they are missed
Built for contract electronics manufacturers · production planners · supply chain and demand planning teams · EMS operations managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.aiscorp.com/solutions/adaptive-planningin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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FactoryLogix - check the actual build plan and capacity
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WebRun opens FactoryLogix to check the actual build plan and capacity. - Open FactoryLogix Adaptive Planning and list the build plan quantity and scheduled capacity for each active part number
- Note the quantity actually built so far this month for each part
- Confirm which part numbers have a work order scheduled this week
Done when Every active part number has its build plan quantity and built to date confirmed.
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NetSuite - read the customer forecast by part number
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WebRun opens NetSuite to read the customer forecast by part number. - Open NetSuite and read the current customer forecast quantity for each active part number
- Match each forecast line to the corresponding part number in the FactoryLogix build plan
- Note any part number with a forecast but no matching build plan
Done when Every part number's forecast quantity is matched against its build plan.
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Slack - report every part running behind or ahead
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WebRun opens Slack to report every part running behind or ahead. - Post the planning channel a variance report comparing forecast to build plan for every part number
- Rank part numbers by the size of the gap, largest shortfall first
- Call out any part with forecast demand but no scheduled build
Done when The planning team has this week's forecast versus build plan variance in Slack.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it change the build plan to match the forecast?
No. WebRun only compares the two and reports the gap. Adjusting a build plan or scheduling additional capacity still happens as a person, inside FactoryLogix.
Where does the forecast number come from?
It reads the customer forecast quantity already entered in NetSuite for each part number, the same figure your planning team already works from.
What if a part has no forecast at all?
It is left out of the variance report, since there is nothing to compare the build plan against. Only part numbers with both a forecast and a build plan appear.
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