Buffer Profile Editor

The Buffer Profile Editor stores all Buffer Profiles that have been created by the Smart Buffer Profiler and any Custom profiles you have created. You can also view how many parts have been assigned to each buffer profile.

Buffer Field Definitions

Field	Description
View Parts	The number of parts this buffer profile has been assigned to.
Profile Name	Name of the profile.
Type	Auto profile or Custom profile. Auto profiles are generated by the Smart Buffer Profiler and cannot be edited. Custom profiles are uploaded into R+ or created in the Buffer Profile Editor.
Location	Buffer profiles are location-specific and cannot be assigned between locations. The location of the buffer profile.
Description	Typically a definition of each of the 4 parts of the buffer profile, but can be customized.
Red Zone Base	The Lead Time Factor. Will often be the same as the Green Zone Base field, but the two can be different.
Red Zone Safety	The Variability Factor.
Red Zone Probability Factor	A value between 90-99 that measures the accuracy of the standard deviation calculation to determine the size of the Red Zone. Usually, the higher the value, the larger the Red Zone.
Red Zone Z Factor	Automatically calculated by R+. The probability factor used in the Statistical Red Zone calculation.
Red Zone Method	Indicates that whether the buffer is Standard or Statistical.
Yellow Zone Base	Will almost always be 100%. This is an additional factor that could limit or increase the size of the Yellow Zone by subtracting or adding percentages.
Green Zone Base	The Lead Time Factor for the Green Zone. Will often be the same as the Red Zone Base field, but the two can be different. If you do not want to use the calculated Green Zone Method, this value should be 0.
Green Zone Method	Indicates which Green Zone method the buffer uses: MOQ, Order Cycle, or Percentage of usage over Lead Time.
Red Zone-Order Cycle Days	Number of additional days added to the Red Zone. Calculated by # of Days x EDU. Optional field, will typically be 0.
Yellow Zone-Order Cycle Days	Number of additional days added to the Yellow Zone. Calculated by # of Days x EDU. Optional field, will typically be 0.
Green Zone-Order Cycle Days	Number of additional days added to the Green Zone. Calculated by # of Days x EDU. Optional field, will typically be 0.
Order Spike Threshold Level	The percentage of the Red Zone that will trigger an Order Spike. The default will reflect your Site Administration setting, but can be set at the buffer profile level.
Order Spike Horizon	The number of Lead Times in the future over which R+ will consider Order Spikes in the Net Flow. The default will reflect your Site Administration setting, but can be set at the buffer profile level.
Use System Spike Horizon of #	If checked, indicates that you are using the System default of # Lead Time. This default # can be found in your Site Administration settings.
Inventory Alert Level	The percentage of the Red Zone that will trigger Material Synchronization and Projected Stock Out High alerts.

Creating a Custom Buffer Profile

To manually create a new buffer profile, you can select the "+ Create New Profile" button in the upper right corner of the Buffer Profile Editor.

The "Create New Profile" pop-up will appear on your screen.

You can create a new profile in three different ways on this screen.

Copying a Buffer Profile

The easiest way to create a new buffer profile from scratch is to copy it from a similar one that already exists. This is especially useful if you only intend to change one or two parameters on an already existing buffer profile. To do this, click the "Copy from an Existing Profile" dropdown in the upper right hand corner of the pop-up. Select the buffer profile that you wish to copy, making sure it is also the right profile at the right location.

All of the properties from the buffer profile will populate on the screen. Make sure you give this profile a custom name so you know what it is for/what it was created for. Then change the rest of the parameters that you want to edit. Once you have finished editing, select the "+ Add" button in the lower right hand corner.

Create a Buffer Profile from Scratch

Another way to create a buffer profile is to add in all the values from scratch. This may be necessary if you are creating a fully custom buffer with unconventional settings. Use the Buffer Field Definitions as a guideline for parameter creation.

Statistical Red Zone Buffer Profile Set Up

The last way to create a buffer profile is to create a Statistical Buffer, which will use the Statistical Red Zone Method to calculate the Red Zone. To do this, switch the "Red Zone Calculation Method" to "Statistical" in the dropdown.

The base settings will change slightly to the Statistical Red Zone settings. In this mode, most of the settings will stay the same, but you will need to select a Red Zone Probability Factor between 95-99 instead of selecting numbers for the Red Zone Safety and Red Zone Base. The Z Factor will be calculated automatically.

Editing Buffer Profiles

You will only be able to edit Custom buffer profiles. Auto Buffer profiles have been generated by the Smart Buffer Profiler and cannot be edited.

To edit Buffer Profiles, go to the Menu and select Buffer Profile under the Editors section. Select the Buffer Profile at a certain Location to be edited and click the Edit button relevant to that row.

Modify the values as needed and click on Update when done.

How do I lock a Buffer Profile?

• Once a part has been fine tuned to a specific Buffer Profile, the user might want to lock that Buffer Profile assignment so that future modeling using the Smart Buffer Profiler does not change the profile.

• To lock a profile of part, navigate to the Part Editor, click the Details button for the part number needed.

• In the Details screen, click on Edit, and under the Inventory Management section, toggle the Lock Profile Assignment to YES.

• Click Save and confirm the changes.