Design Details: Balancing Demand and Supply

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To understand how the planning system works, it is necessary to understand the prioritized goals of the planning system, the most important of which are to ensure that:

  • Any demand will be met by sufficient supply.

  • Any supply serves a purpose.

Generally, these goals are achieved by balancing supply with demand.

In This Section

Design Details: Demand and Supply

Design Details: The Concept of Balancing in Brief

Design Details: Dealing with Orders Before the Planning Starting Date

Design Details: Loading the Inventory Profiles

Design Details: Prioritizing Orders

Design Details: Balancing Supply with Demand

Design Details: Closing Demand and Supply

See Also

Concepts

Design Details: Central Concepts of the Planning System

Other Resources

Design Details: Handling Reordering Policies
Design Details: Supply Planning