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MRO Inventory Optimization

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Have the ability to edit the form view when opening an item from workflow or work queues

I have come to notice that, if I open an item from Workflow or from Work Queues, I do not have the same option to edit the form view that I do when I open an item from the Items tab. For some materials, I would be interested in different fields, a...
3 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Description of available Analytics Data Sources

I would like to have available a 'cheat sheet' that describes what data all of the various Analytics Data Sources (Live Export Details, Snapshot Inventory History, etc.) include and what they are meant to capture. We are trying to encourage our us...
4 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Column Addition to Item_Usage Tables

Please add the following columns to Items_Usage Table 1) Add "Projd_Usg_Dte" - When a user populates the Forecast Calendar with values, we stamp the item record with the date of the projected demand entry, but without this date also being populate...
5 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Planned Usage vs Actual Usage Accuracy

Ability to see how accurate projected demand is versus actual demand - on a item by item basis (possibly as a widget similar to Fcst Usage) but also on an aggregate Accuracy % for projected demand that is used in the system with ability to select ...
5 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Better Export Detail clarity

client had integration issues over the past 2 weeks and client could not readily discern what exports had reached their ERP. Export Mgmt widget is helpful - though lacks ability to export multiple batches or ability to download the list of batches...
5 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Historic import data retrieval

Users should be able to download 12 months of imported data in zip format.
almost 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Planned for future release

PU failure rollback and alert

Upon PU failure the system should revert back to a useable state and notifications sent to users who are subscribed to that alert type (see https://ibm-ai-apps.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/MRO-I-112). Ideally this would also automatically create a support ...
almost 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Planned for future release

Set ROQ to One as a new ROQ Method

Many of our clients manage their 'Repairable' stocked materials by setting a Re-Order Qty (ROQ) = 1. In the case of our SAP clients, this means setting the Maximum to be the same as the Re-Order Point (ROP). This request is to create a new ROQ Met...
almost 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Planned for future release

Email notification for approved workflow requests

Current scenario sends email notifications for pending workflow requests, but the team is not made aware of approved requests. As a result, the team is performing the workaround of manually keeping track of their requests awaiting approval.
over 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Planned for future release

Please give me visibility to report on passed forecasted entries so I can track forecasting compliance

We get a list of forecasted demand from our AMT maintenance planning tool. We would like to compare the forecast with the actual use as the months roll over to allow us to report on forecasting compliance.
over 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release