Volume Consolidation prescriptions

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Volume Consolidation prescriptions

This page provides a list of the Volume Consolidation prescriptions for your model and the selected scenario. You can access this page from the Prescriptive Insights Volume Consolidation tab , or from the Volume Consolidation card on the Prescription Summary tab .

From the Supply Chain Prescriptions home page, find the project you need.
From the project card, select Open.
The Summary Prescriptive Insight dashboard opens.
Select a scenario to use from the Scenario field at the top of the page. The most recently used scenario is selected by default.
Select the Volume Consolidation tab from the navigation toolbar, or the Volume Consolidation card on the Summary page.
The Volume Consolidation page opens.
Review the prescriptions listed on the grid.

Volume Consolidation page

Visualization	Description
Page Header
Scenario selection	Use the button at the top of the page to select the scenario to review.
Potential Savings	This value is the total potential savings based on Volume Consolidation over all the prescriptions.
Prescriptions	The number of Volume Consolidation prescriptions.
Accepted Potential Savings	This value is the total savings created by the accepted prescriptions. If no prescriptions have been selected, this value is zero.
Accepted Prescriptions	The number of Volume Consolidation prescriptions that have been accepted.
Prescriptions/Overview	Select these tab names to switch between the list of prescriptions and the Volume Consolidation overview.
Set Status	Select this button to change the status of selected prescriptions. Prescriptions can be Accepted or Unreviewed, depending on their existing status.
Set Rejection Criteria	Select this button to create filters for rejecting prescriptions. These criteria are used by the Prescription engine the next time it is run to create more appropriate prescriptions.
Clear Filters	Use this button to remove any filters that have been set on the grid.
Export to Excel	Use this button to export prescriptions to Microsoft Excel.
Prescriptions Grid
Checkbox	Select in a prescriptions checkbox to select the prescription.
ID	The unique ID for the prescription. Select a prescription's ID to see a detailed dashboard for the prescription.
Status	This indicates whether the prescription has been accepted, rejected, or has not yet been evaluated (reviewed).
Rank	The rank of the Volume Consolidation prescription. The lower the Rank number, the larger the effect of the prescription.
Prescribed Source	The location where the prescription suggests the product should be sourced.
Prescribed Destination	The location where the prescription suggests the product should be sent.
Total Potential Savings	The total amount of savings resulting from the prescription. This includes Transportation Cost Savings and In-Transit Inventory Cost Savings.
Quantity	This number of units (the flow quantity) for the prescription.
Weight	The flow weight for the prescription.
Volume	The flow volume for the prescription.
Total Transportation Cost Savings	The amount of savings from transportation costs for the prescription.
Total In-Transit Inventory Cost Savings	The amount of savings from in-transit inventory costs for the prescription.
Prescription Detail	A short summary of the change recommended by the prescription.

Last modified: Friday May 12, 2023

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