Item Volatility

Measure which items are stable and which are inherently difficult to plan.

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Executive framing

Executive Summary — Answer First

Decision rule: review this page first, then move to deeper drill-down only when the result is economically meaningful.

Volatility matters because unstable items consume disproportionate planning effort and safety stock.
Use this page to separate predictable core demand from unstable demand.
High-volume and high-volatility items deserve the most active management.

SCQA / Context

Situation: some items are forecasted repeatedly over time. Complication: not all items are equally predictable. Question: which SKUs are structurally volatile and therefore operationally risky? Answer: rank items by standard deviation, range, and point count.

Issue Tree / Diagnosis

Demand stability by item
Planning complexity and inventory risk
Prioritization of exception management

Analysis & Insights

Volatility is a leading indicator of forecast difficulty.
The combination of volatility and volume is more important than volatility alone.
Stable items can often be managed with lighter-touch rules; volatile items cannot.

Recommendations

Create a watchlist of high-volume, high-volatility items.
Use tailored planning policies by volatility tier.
Review whether volatility is real demand behavior or forecast process noise.

KPIs

Standard deviation by item
Range by item
Volatility tier counts
Share of total volume in high-volatility items

Implementation Roadmap

Phase	Key action	Owner	Success metric
1. Review	Run the report and isolate the highest-value exceptions.	Planning / Operations	Material issues identified within one review cycle.
2. Validate	Confirm whether the result reflects real business change, timing shift, or data-quality issue.	Forecast owner	Exceptions explained and documented.
3. Act	Translate validated findings into supply, capacity, purchasing, or governance actions.	Cross-functional team	Action owners assigned with due dates.

Risks, Gaps, and Next Steps

Do not treat a statistical exception as a business conclusion without validating the commercial or operational driver.
Where economics are missing, pair this page with item margin, lead time, or inventory exposure before escalating.
Use the summary line above the grid to confirm row volume; unexpected row counts often indicate filter or data issues.

Run Report

This report does not require filters.

118 row(s) returned.

Analysis output

Data Table

Use the table below to validate the hypothesis, size the issue, and identify the items or periods that need action.

ForecastBatchID	ItemCode	ForecastPoints	AvgQty	StdDevQty	MinQty	MaxQty	RangeQty
7	V20255AX	10	14,200.3	5,995.8	4,000	20,000	16,000
7	VX30255	8	4,000.0	4,070.8	1,000	11,000	10,000
7	VS25255X	9	12,572.9	3,935.2	5,156	16,000	10,844
7	V25255AX	10	9,409.0	2,977.6	4,000	12,000	8,000
7	VX10155	10	6,900.0	2,282.8	1,000	9,000	8,000
7	VX07155	10	4,900.0	1,595.1	2,000	7,000	5,000
7	VFT25254X	4	2,760.5	1,493.1	1,000	4,000	3,000
7	UVX07255	9	5,888.9	1,364.2	3,000	8,000	5,000
7	M300AX	4	3,800.0	1,235.6	2,000	4,800	2,800
7	300FX	13	2,769.4	987.4	502	4,000	3,498
7	300XPL	11	2,213.2	639.1	845	3,000	2,155
7	UVX10255	9	4,888.9	600.9	4,000	6,000	2,000
7	UVX20255	10	1,700.0	537.5	1,000	2,500	1,500
7	300EX	11	1,709.1	454.9	1,100	2,500	1,400
7	VSF30264X	10	1,990.0	331.5	1,400	2,400	1,000
7	WSF20264X	14	1,071.4	267.3	1,000	2,000	1,000
7	VX25355B	18	1,100.0	242.5	500	1,700	1,200
7	SWX102	7	385.7	106.9	200	500	300
7	UV20257FDX	5	500.0	0.0	500	500	0
7	VS20255X	10	5,000.0	0.0	5,000	5,000	0
8	V25255AX	11	8,731.9	3,915.3	51	12,000	11,949
8	VX30255	8	3,500.0	2,828.4	2,000	10,000	8,000
8	VS25255X	10	12,400.0	2,270.6	8,000	16,000	8,000
8	V20255AX	8	18,500.0	2,070.2	16,000	20,000	4,000
8	VX07155	9	6,000.0	2,061.6	1,000	8,000	7,000
8	UVX07255	10	6,200.0	1,988.9	2,000	9,000	7,000
8	UVX10255	10	5,100.0	1,969.2	1,000	9,000	8,000
8	VX10155	9	7,111.1	1,269.3	5,000	9,000	4,000
8	VFT25254X	4	3,750.0	1,258.3	2,000	5,000	3,000
8	300FX	14	3,000.1	1,220.0	2	4,300	4,298
8	M300AX	4	4,600.0	1,104.5	3,000	5,500	2,500
8	UVX20255	5	2,292.8	654.7	2,000	3,464	1,464
8	300XPL	12	2,497.7	637.7	1,500	3,500	2,000
8	VSF30264X	10	1,670.0	457.2	500	2,100	1,600
8	VX25355B	18	1,172.2	452.2	500	2,800	2,300
8	300EX	11	1,502.2	391.8	1,000	2,300	1,300
8	WSF20264X	17	1,117.6	332.1	1,000	2,000	1,000
8	SWX102	7	442.9	113.4	300	600	300
8	VS20255X	11	5,006.7	22.3	5,000	5,074	74
8	UV20257FDX	5	500.0	0.0	500	500	0
9	V20255AX	12	11,126.3	4,679.6	4,000	20,000	16,000
9	V25255AX	9	9,333.3	3,464.1	4,000	12,000	8,000
9	VS25255X	9	11,111.1	3,333.3	4,000	16,000	12,000
9	VX30255	8	3,375.0	2,973.1	1,000	9,000	8,000
9	M300AX	5	3,141.4	2,237.6	7	5,400	5,393
9	UVX07255	9	5,366.6	2,147.4	299	7,000	6,701
9	VS20255X	11	4,551.6	1,487.1	68	5,000	4,932
9	VX07155	10	5,700.0	1,337.5	3,000	7,000	4,000
9	VX10155	10	5,700.0	1,059.3	4,000	8,000	4,000
9	UVX10255	8	5,250.0	1,035.1	4,000	6,000	2,000
9	300FX	12	2,709.3	747.8	1,000	3,800	2,800
9	VSF30264X	11	1,577.8	662.5	56	2,100	2,044
9	VFT25254X	4	3,500.0	577.4	3,000	4,000	1,000
9	UVX20255	7	1,928.6	534.5	1,000	2,500	1,500
9	300EX	10	1,870.0	503.4	1,300	2,800	1,500
9	300XPL	7	1,785.7	393.4	1,000	2,000	1,000
9	VX25355B	18	1,027.3	225.2	500	1,400	900
9	UV20257FDX	5	468.0	71.6	340	500	160
9	SWX102	7	428.6	48.8	400	500	100
9	WSF20264X	17	1,000.0	0.0	1,000	1,000	0
10	V20255AX	8	15,500.0	3,964.1	8,000	20,000	12,000
10	VX30255	7	4,000.0	3,000.0	2,000	10,000	8,000
10	V25255AX	8	10,000.0	2,138.1	8,000	12,000	4,000
10	VS25255X	10	9,600.0	2,065.6	8,000	12,000	4,000
10	VX10155	9	6,333.3	1,870.8	3,000	10,000	7,000
10	UVX07255	8	5,875.0	1,807.7	2,000	8,000	6,000
10	VX07155	9	5,444.4	1,740.1	1,000	7,000	6,000
10	UVX10255	8	5,250.0	1,488.0	2,000	7,000	5,000
10	M300AX	4	3,825.0	1,350.0	1,900	4,900	3,000
10	300FX	10	2,810.0	672.4	1,500	3,800	2,300
10	VFT25254X	4	3,500.0	577.4	3,000	4,000	1,000
10	300EX	10	1,860.0	460.0	1,400	2,800	1,400
10	WSF20264X	15	1,003.2	369.0	48	2,000	1,952
10	VSF30264X	9	1,722.2	323.2	1,100	2,100	1,000
10	UVX20255	6	2,166.7	258.2	2,000	2,500	500
10	VX25355B	16	1,022.1	257.5	500	1,400	900
10	SWX102	7	400.0	100.0	200	500	300
10	VS20255X	9	5,007.6	22.7	5,000	5,068	68
10	300XPL	6	2,000.0	0.0	2,000	2,000	0
11	V20255AX	9	13,333.3	4,000.0	4,000	16,000	12,000
11	VS25255X	9	10,666.7	2,828.4	4,000	12,000	8,000
11	VS20255X	9	5,563.1	2,497.0	3,068	12,000	8,932
11	VX30255	10	3,300.0	2,406.0	1,000	8,000	7,000
11	V25255AX	12	7,333.3	2,309.4	4,000	12,000	8,000
11	VX10155	11	4,395.2	2,118.7	451	7,000	6,549
11	DM20254MX	3	2,022.7	1,966.1	68	4,000	3,932
11	UVX07255	8	5,375.0	1,598.0	2,000	7,000	5,000
11	VX07155	11	4,626.9	1,438.3	3,000	7,000	4,000
11	VSF30264X	8	2,112.5	1,193.4	1,300	5,000	3,700
11	M300AX	3	4,520.7	1,171.3	3,700	5,862	2,162
11	UVX10255	8	4,250.0	1,035.1	2,000	5,000	3,000
11	VFT25254X	5	2,400.0	894.4	1,000	3,000	2,000
11	300XPL	8	2,187.5	651.2	1,000	3,000	2,000
11	300EX	12	1,716.7	527.1	1,000	3,000	2,000
11	300FX	10	2,750.0	495.0	2,000	3,500	1,500
11	UVX20255	6	1,833.3	408.2	1,000	2,000	1,000
11	WSF20264X	17	1,002.8	345.2	48	2,000	1,952
11	VX25355B	18	869.6	260.9	246	1,300	1,054
11	SWX102	8	375.0	128.2	100	500	400
12	V20255AX	9	12,888.9	5,577.7	4,000	20,000	16,000
12	V25255AX	10	8,472.6	3,810.5	726	12,000	11,274
12	DM20254MX	3	2,681.0	1,917.2	500	4,100	3,600
12	M300AX	4	3,765.5	1,830.0	1,400	5,862	4,462
12	VS25255X	9	11,111.1	1,763.8	8,000	12,000	4,000
12	VX07155	10	5,000.0	1,699.7	1,000	6,000	5,000
12	VX10155	9	4,997.4	1,505.8	1,977	7,000	5,023
12	VFT25254X	4	3,000.0	1,414.2	1,000	4,000	3,000
12	VS20255X	9	4,671.8	984.7	2,046	5,000	2,954
12	UVX10255	8	4,875.0	834.5	4,000	6,000	2,000
12	UVX07255	8	5,750.0	707.1	5,000	7,000	2,000
12	UVX20255	6	1,666.7	516.4	1,000	2,000	1,000
12	300FX	11	2,681.8	470.8	2,000	3,200	1,200
12	300EX	10	1,550.0	445.3	1,100	2,500	1,400
12	300XPL	8	2,125.0	443.2	1,500	3,000	1,500
12	VSF30264X	8	1,550.0	385.4	1,100	2,100	1,000
12	WSF20264X	12	1,032.8	350.9	394	2,000	1,606
12	VX25355B	19	1,060.7	250.7	500	1,600	1,100
12	SWX102	8	350.0	75.6	200	400	200