1、P a g e 1|29 An Oracle White Paper April 2022 Oracle Supply Planning Cloud:Managing Safety Stock P a g e 2|29 Contents Overview.3 Safety Stock Management Methods in Supply Planning.4 User-Specified Days of Cover.4 User-Specified Time-Varying Safety Stock Levels.6 User-Specified Fixed Safety Stock Le
2、vels.6 Statistical Calculation of Safety Stock Levels.7 Safety Stock Plan Options.7 User-Defined Forecast Accuracy Measures.12 Demand Schedules.13 Safety Stock Planning in a Plan.13 Safety Stock Pegging in a Plan.13 Viewing Safety Stock Levels in a Plan.14 Safety Stock Smoothing.15 Use Policy Assign
3、ment Sets to Plan Safety Stock.19 Policy Assignment Sets in Supply Planning.19 Steps to Enable Planning Safety Stock with Policy Assignment Set.20 Create a Supply Planning Policy Assignment Set.23 Appendix A:Statistical Safety Stock based on MAD.24 Appendix B:Statistical Safety Stock Based on MAPE.2
4、5 Example of Prorating Forecast Demand in Weekly Bucket to Calculate Average Forecast:.26 Appendix C:Safety Stock Based on Intermittent Demand.26 P a g e 3|29 Overview Safety stock is inventory that is carried to prevent stock outs.Stock outs stem from factors,such as fluctuating customer demand,for
5、ecast inaccuracy,and variability in lead times for raw materials or manufacturing.Maintaining safety stock supplies enables you to hedge supplies to meet unexpected demands and improve customer satisfaction.Adequate safety stock levels enable your business operations to proceed according to plan.The
6、 two graphs illustrate the business value of using safety stock levels to avoid stock outs.Item safety stocks are part of the supply chain planning process.Safety stock is a floor or base level of inventory from which the system performs all planning.In other words,the item is planned as if the safe