Products

Manage your product catalog and configure forecast and inventory strategies.

The Products page is the central place to view and configure the products (SKUs) in your Flowlity workspace. Each product can be fine-tuned across seven tabs that control everything from basic information to advanced inventory strategies.

Product list

The main screen displays all products for the selected site. Each row shows the product reference and name. Use the search bar and filters to narrow the list.

Product detail tabs

Click a product to open its detail panel. Configuration is split across seven tabs.

Info

General product information:

• Reference — Unique product identifier (read-only, set during import).

• Name — Product display name.

• Description — Optional free-text description.

• Unit — Unit of measure (e.g. pieces, kg, liters).

• Currency — Currency for cost fields.

• Price — Selling price per unit.

• Storage cost — Cost of holding one unit in stock per period.

• Status — Whether the product is active or archived.

Events

Lists the forecast events currently associated with this product. You can link or unlink events that influence the demand forecast (e.g. promotions, product launches).

Tags

Shows which tags are assigned to the product. Add or remove tags to control how the product appears in filtered views, reports, and automations.

Suppliers

Manage the suppliers that can deliver this product:

• Primary supplier — The default supplier used in planning.

• Alternative suppliers — Backup sources with their own lead times and MOQs.

Each supplier entry shows lead time, minimum order quantity (MOQ), and unit cost.

Quotas

Define allocation quotas when multiple suppliers can fulfil the same product. Quotas control the target share of orders each supplier should receive (e.g. 70 %/30 % split).

Forecast strategy

Configure how the demand forecast is generated for this product:

• Forecast model — Select the forecasting approach (e.g. Flowlity AI, manual, external).

• Similar products — Identify comparable products whose demand history helps improve the forecast, especially useful for new or low-volume items.

• Forecast horizon — How far into the future the forecast extends.

• Seasonality — Enable or disable seasonal patterns in the forecast.

Inventory strategy

Define how supply planning works for this product:

• Strategy type — Choose the replenishment strategy:

  • MTS Flowlity AI — Make-to-stock with AI-optimized safety stock.

  • MTS My min — Make-to-stock with a manually defined minimum stock level.

  • MTS Reorder point — Classic reorder-point policy.

  • MTS Reorder point + AI — Reorder point enhanced with AI-driven safety stock.

  • MTO — Make-to-order (no stock held; orders are placed against confirmed demand).

• Buffer policy — The safety stock or buffer parameters applied to this product. Defaults come from the Buffer Policy settings and can be overridden here.

• Reorder parameters — Depending on the strategy: reorder point, reorder quantity, target days of stock, maximum stock, etc.

Learn more

• Inventory strategies — The five strategies and when to use each.

• Forecast events and demand adjustments — How events affect the demand forecast.

• Supplier constraints and order management — How supplier constraints shape order generation.

• Configure your inventory strategy — Step-by-step strategy setup.

• Create and apply forecast events — Link events to products.