FORECASTING/PLANNING/BUDGETING module

Introduction

The FORECASTING/PLANNING/BUDGETING module facilitates the forecasting/planning/budgeting of the milk purchase operation. Forecasts/Plans/Budgets are for 12 monthly periods and can be at the location/site level. They can be based on volume and constituents. Budgets can be calculated at the individual farmer level based on detailed contracts so the effects of changes in farmer contracts can be accurately assessed

Forecast/Plan

Forecasts/Plans are for 12 month periods. They can be specified at the individual supplier level and can cover constituents and quality information if required. This data can be generated based on historical data, on profile information (see Fig:FPB 1 below).

Figure FPB 1: Generation of plans/forecasts based on historic data or profiles

This screen also allows suppliers to be left on their existing contract or to be assigned to a new contract for the purpose of creating a budget based on the plan.

Plans/forecasts can be created of edited manually (see Figure PFB 2 ).

Figure PFB 2: Screen for adding and editing a suppliers forecast manually

It is also possible to review how a supplier is performing against a Forecast/Plan

Figure PFB 3: Screen for reviewing how a supplier is performing against

plan/forecast.

The system produces a monthly plan/forecast of volume, constituents and quality by site and also a monthly cost of milk per site.