Redwood: Use Improved Replenishment Logic for the Order PAR Replenishment Count Type

Periodic Automatic Replenishment (PAR) locations are specific storage areas where supplies are routinely replenished to set levels, ensuring essential items are always available. When using the Order PAR replenishment count type, hospital staff or PAR counters rely on visual cues, such as an empty bin or tray, to determine when restocking is needed. Previously, if multiple bins within the same PAR location held the same item, you could only initiate resupply for one bin at a time. As a result, if several bins became empty simultaneously, you had to finish restocking one bin before starting the next. With the latest update, you can now initiate resupply for multiple bins at the same time, streamlining the replenishment process.

A new Number of Bins attribute has been introduced and can be configured through the following methods:

  • Configure Subinventories page, under PAR Settings
    • Create and update subinventories
    • Create and update associate item 
      • Subinventory
      • Locator
  • Mass Maintenance through CSV Upload 
    • Create and update subinventories
    • Create and update item subinventory associations
    • Create and update item locator associations
  • Oracle Visual Builder Excel Templates for Configure Subinventories
    • Subinventories
    • Item subinventory associations
    • Item locator associations
  • Configure Subinventories using Export to CSV
    • Subinventory
    • Item locator
    • Item subinventory

Number of Bins

Number of Bins

PAR Replenishment Logic

  • If the incoming supply quantity is greater than or equal to the Number of Bins × PAR Level, subsequent replenishment requests are suppressed. 
  • If the incoming supply quantity is less than the Number of Bins × PAR Level, a replenishment request is raised for the remaining quantity.

Example: When Number of Bins = 2 and PAR Level = 100 (total required = 200)

  • If incoming supply is greater than or equal to 200, then the replenishment request is suppressed.
  • If incoming supply is 180, then the replenishment request is raised for the remaining 20 units.

The reorder quantity will always be less than or equal to the PAR Level and can't exceed it.

This feature enhances operational efficiency and reduces costs by allowing resupply of multiple bins simultaneously.

Steps to enable and configure

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Key resources

Access requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:

  • Record PAR Count Using Responsive Inventory (INV_RECORD_PAR_COUNT_PWA_PRIV)
  • Receive Inventory Replenishment Request Web Service (INV_RECEIVE_INVENTORY_REPLENISHMENT_REQUESTS_WEB_SERVICE_PRIV)

These privileges were available prior to this update.