Chapter 5
The Logic
How the o9 planning engine turns network data into optimized, constrained supply plans.
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Disaggregation from variety to item
How a high-level variety forecast is broken down into individual item-level demand signals.
4 min - 02
Disaggregation from year to month
How an annual plan is distributed across months using seasonal profiles and planning rules.
4 min - 03
Backward consumption
How firm orders consume forecast quantities, preventing double-counting of demand in the planning horizon.
4 min - 04
Scheduled receipt
An existing supply order that is already in progress and will arrive at a known future date.
3 min - 05
Push
A planning strategy where supply is generated based on forecast, ahead of actual demand.
3 min - 06
Pull
A planning strategy where supply is triggered only by actual downstream demand or consumption.
3 min - 07
Safety stock
A buffer of inventory held above the cycle stock to protect against demand variability and supply uncertainty.
4 min