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At a glance

SKUs with on-hand quantity below the reorder point in Oracle Inventory Cloud Min/Max planning. The forward-looking shortage list.
What it countsWHERE on_hand < reorder_point per item.
Currencyn/a (count + units).
Time windowReal-time.
Alert triggerany below reorder point
Rolesowner, operations

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Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Oracle ERP Cloud data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

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Worked example

84 SKUs below reorder point. Top 5 high-priority (high velocity, low cover):
SKUOn handReorder ptDays cover
WIDGET-A241002
GADGET-B8503
DEVICE-C0300 (OOS)
Five things: (1) prioritise by days-cover, (2) auto-PO via Oracle Procurement if configured, (3) check supplier lead time, (4) communicate to Sales for substitution if stockout imminent, (5) cross-reference OOS with Open SO Demand.

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Sibling cards merchants should reference together

CardWhy pair
OOS with Open SO DemandAlready-OOS list.
Inventory Sync DriftCommerce-side mismatch.

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Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look in Oracle ERP Cloud:
Inventory → Manage Item Quantities filter below reorder Planning → Min-Max Planning Report
Cross-connector reconciliation: Internal Oracle metric.

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Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Reorder point logic? Per Oracle Min/Max planning configuration: typically lead_time_demand + safety_stock. Multi-warehouse? Yes; per-org alert.

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