The order point represents the minimum stock level. The order point is used in various area of the entrée system including invoicing, batch entry mode of purchasing, and many reports.

 

•If the order point can fluctuate depending on the time of the year, up to 4 additional order points may be specified on the Vendor tab of inventory file maintenance. If special reorder points are defined, enable system option 115.

•While invoicing, entrée will highlight the on hand quantity in red, if the item's on hand quantity is less then or equal to the order point value. This feature is provided to warn the data entry operator of low inventory.

 

 

 

•When using the Batch edit mode in the entrée purchasing system, entrée determines the suggested order quantity by subtracting the on hand quantity and the on order quantity from the order point.

 

 

In the above image entrée determines 264 cases of CHICKEN NUGGETS should be ordered using the formula:

 

Order Pt. (485)  - On Hand (121) - On Order (100) = 264

 

•The Reorder Report can be configured to only print items with an on hand quantity at or below the order point.