The forecast stock in RetailVista represents the stock you can expect to have available in the future. It is calculated as the sum of free stock plus outstanding purchase orders. Since 2025, RetailVista distinguishes between short-term and long-term forecast stock. The difference is based on the expected delivery date of the purchase order. If that date falls outside a specified number of days, the purchase order is regarded as a long-term delivery. Naturally, the expected delivery date will move closer over time and will eventually fall within the specified number of days. From that moment on, the purchase order is treated as a short-term order, and all quantities from that order will be used to calculate the short-term stock forecast.
Long-term forecast
Up to 2025, RetailVista used only one type of forecast stock, which effectively represented the long-term forecast. The short-term forecast is a new data point and is now calculated automatically every night.
Within Settings, under the Stock section, you can specify the number of days within which a purchase order is considered a short-term order.
RetailVista can calculate a short-term stock forecast only when an expected delivery date is entered on the purchase order. It is now possible in Settings to mark the expected delivery date as a mandatory field.
