MDF Inventory Forecasting
How a forecast is calculated
From sales rate to order quantity, step by step, with a worked example and what each "Why" reason means.
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How stockout cost is worked out
The formula behind revenue and margin lost to empty shelves, what the confidence labels mean, and why it is an upper estimate.
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How the buying table works
What the dashboard lists, what each column means, and how a recommendation becomes a purchase order.
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Margin on best sellers
Which of your top-selling products actually earn money, what "Margin class" means, and why the report needs your costs.
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Purchase orders
Create an order from a recommendation, send it, track it and receive it into Shopify stock — and what each status means.
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Settings
What each setting changes, what comes from your Shopify store, and how to tell whether your numbers are up to date.
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Suppliers and lead times
Where suppliers come from, how to assign products, which terms change the forecast, and how the app learns each supplier's real lead time.
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What each inventory status means
The nine statuses in the Inventory list, what puts a product in each one, and what to do about it.
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What the reports read
The two reports, the data behind them, the period they cover and what they leave out.
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