I saw the shortage in the forecast, not on the floor.

At one customer, the planning horizon got 50% longer. Here’s the chain from forecast to a requisition someone can release.

  • Forecast vs shipped, 12 weeks 82 W1 88 W2 76 W3 64 W4
  • M8 fastener, short 640 pc
  • REQ-2207, 80 pc Release Discard

A shortage shows up in the forecast three weeks before it shows up on the floor.

The requisition is drafted before the line runs short.

Old way

the forecast, the supplier record and the schedule are three separate spreadsheets that disagree by Thursday.

New way

the Demand Planner projects the shortage and the Buyer drafts the requisition, both reading the same demand as the schedule.

  • A person still releases it. Nothing orders itself.

At one customer, the planning horizon got 50% longer.

Here's what gives you room to plan that far out.

  1. Demand Planner

    Projects inventory and material requirements.

  2. Supplier Registry

    Holds one record per supplier, with a scorecard.

  3. Procurement (Buyer)

    Answers shortage and requisition questions when asked.

  4. Scheduling Engine

    Reads the same demand the schedule runs on.

Start with: Demand Planner and Supplier Registry

Singularity capability proof, originated in a manufacturing deployment.

How far ahead could your forecast reach?

30 minutes with your own forecast. We'll show you where the shortage lands and the requisition it would draft.

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