Compare stock, usage, lead time, safety stock and candidate substitutes with explicit compatibility notes.
A stock count is easier to act on when converted into days of cover. With 1,200 sheets on hand and average demand of 100 per day, the model shows twelve days of coverage. If replenishment takes seven days and safety stock is 300 sheets, the reorder trigger is 1,000 sheets.
The trigger is not a purchase order by itself. Demand volatility, minimum order quantities and scheduled jobs can change the practical reorder point. Use the result to identify when procurement attention is needed, then confirm the supplier terms and current production queue.
Alternatives should record why they are considered compatible. Matching dimensions alone does not prove equivalent grain, coating, caliper, whiteness, opacity, adhesive behavior or finishing performance.
Days of cover are only meaningful when the entered average consumption reflects the current product mix.
A substitute that matches dimensions may still differ in coating, grain, caliper, color or process behavior.
Reorder timing combines stock, demand and replenishment delay instead of showing inventory as an isolated number.