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Analyzing Inventory with Siebel Medical Handheld

Analyzing inventory is critical task in managing consigned inventory. You can view all assets that are in that inventory location and determine which short-dated assets would have a higher probability of being used in another inventory location. You can also view detailed inventory and usage information on consigned inventory for that inventory location and assess whether the customer is complying with its contractual commitment of minimum level of inventory. Lastly, you can view detailed inventory and usage for all products and product classes or groups in a hierarchical format.

Scenario for Analyzing Inventory Results

This scenario is one example of how you can use Siebel Medical Handheld to analyze inventory. You might use Siebel Medical Handheld differently, depending on your business model.

After completing a cycle count, a medical representative taps Count Complete on their handheld device. The application navigates them to the Inventory Detail view where they can review the count and usage results at different levels in the product hierarchy. The medical representative then taps Consignment to examine the customer's adherence to the contract. Based on the usage summary and the consignment data, the medical representative determines that they should discuss adjusting consignment levels with the doctor or contact that site.

When analyzing inventory, you can perform the following tasks:

• Viewing Hierarchical Results for Inventory and Usage
• Viewing Results for Consigned Inventory
• Viewing Assets in an Inventory Location