Supply Planning with PLAIO

In PLAIO, supply planning represents the calculated response to demand, translated into inventory projection, replenishment plans, and projected availability over time. Supply planning answers: Given the current demand signal, inventory position, and constraints—how will demand be fulfilled?

PLAIO calculates suggested orders by taking into account: direct and derived demand, safety stock policy, ordering policy, supplier lead times, MOQ & IOQ, and BOM structure and quantity requirements. These calculations appear in Supply Plan worksheets, inventory projection views, and supply overview views. You can configure safety stock policies under Data Management > Inventory Policies.

For each period, PLAIO projects inventory by accounting for opening stock, incoming supply, and outgoing demand. When projected inventory falls below safety stock thresholds, replenishment orders are calculated respecting lead times and ordering constraints.

Replenishment calculations account for lead times, safety stock targets, minimum and incremental order quantities, and order frequency constraints. The resulting supply plan reflects what needs to be ordered or produced, and when, visible in planned order columns, receipt timing views, and supply suggestion indicators.

When products are connected through BOMs, PLAIO generates supply requirements upstream. Demand for a finished product generates supply requirements for components and raw materials, inventory projections at each BOM level, and replenishment plans across the structure. Planners can trace supply requirements across BOM levels through supply views filtered by BOM level, BOM-linked inventory projections, and multi-level supply tables.

PLAIO preserves the integrity of supply calculations throughout the planning process. When supply cannot meet demand under current assumptions, this is made visible through shortage indicators, inventory risk views, and exception-focused supply views.

The Supply Overview Grid provides planners with a consolidated view of supply and demand data at the SKU level. It aggregates order information, inventory projections, and demand signals into a single worksheet that supports decision-making across the planning horizon. Read more here.