COMPANY INFORMATION SCREEN:                                           
This screen contains changeable values that are used by the software. 
These initial values may be adjusted to meet your particular needs.   
                                                                      
Move the cursor to a field that you want changed. Make your           
adjustments then press the <ESC> key to exit the program.             
                                                                      
An error message will be displayed if you made any changes that are   
incompatible with the software.  The message will tell you what needs 
correcting.                                                           
                                                                      
Any changes you make will remain effective until you manually adjust  
them.                                                                 
                                                                      
Minimum Stock Level (Reorder Point) equals a 40_ Day supply of Stock: 
                                                                      
This number of days is how long you expect the quantity of stock      
in the "Reorder Point" to take to sell. This is used by the program   
that changes the "Min/Max Stock Levels".                              
                                                                      
                                                                      
Maximum Stock Level equals a 70_ Day supply of stock:                 
                                                                      
This number of days is how long you expect the quantity of stock      
in the "Maximum Stock Level" to take to sell. This is used by the     
program that changes the "Min/Max Stock Levels".                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
Use Status Code in Purchase Orders <Y>es or <N>o [N]:                 
                                                                      
This option is used when preparing purchase orders prior to a peak    
selling season. It will bring all your best selling "A" items up to   
their Maximum Stock levels regardless of their "Reorder Points". See  
the "Order Code" information in the "Add/Change Inventory" program for
more information.                                                     
                                                                      
                                                                      
Status Code Sorting Criteria:                                         
The "Status Code" represents a letter-code ranking of the current     
sales dollars that the item produced. The letter code A, B, C, or Z is
placed in the Status Code when you run the "Sort Sales Data" program. 
                                                                      
The initial setting of the sorting Break Points for each letter code  
are:                                                                  
"A" = Highest 80% of total sales,    (Best Selling Items)             
"B" = Sales from 80 to 95% of total  (Average Sales)                  
"C" = Sales from 95 to 100% of total (Poor Sales)                     
"Z" = Zero sales for this period.    (No Sales)                       
                                                                      
Generally, 20% of the items you stock make up 80% of your total sales.
These items are the Bread and Butter of your business. If your ratios 
are different, then change these sorting levels to meet your needs.   
                                                                      
NOTE: The break point for "A" must be less that "B"'s and the break   
point for "B" must be less than "C"'s.                                
                                                                      
Smoothing Constant:                                                   
This is used by the program that changes the "Min/Max Stock Levels".  
This number affects the limits that are imposed in the formula on     
items that would have the most abrupt stock level changes.  The lower 
this number becomes, the more cautiously the stock levels change. As  
this constant approaches 100, fewer restrictions are placed on the    
boundaries.                                                           
                                                                      
LOWEST ALLOWABLE STOCK LEVELS                                         
This is used by the program that changes the "Min/Max Stock Levels".  
Defining the lowest allowable stock levels on low or no-sale items can
be done manually or by letting the program set default values for your
stock levels.                                                         
                                                                      
To set your stock levels manually and restrain the program from       
changing your settings, enter a "N" in the Update field in the        
"Add/Change Inventory" program screen.                                
                                                                      
Items that do not have enough sales activity to generate a valid      
predictable stock level will default to:                              
   Max Stock Level = One Case Quantity                                
 Min Reorder Point = Percentage of Case Quantity                      
                                                                      
The Status Code assigned to the item being evaluated determines what  
the percentage of the Case Quantity will be.  Initial settings are:   
"A" = 33%, "B" = 17%, "C" = 0%, "Z" = 0%                              
                                                                      
                                                                      
For example, for an "A" item the percentage is 33. If the item has a  
case quantity of 6, the default stock levels would be:                
      2 / 6 (Min Reorder Point/Max Stock Level).                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
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