Chapter 4
Data Flow: Supply
How planned orders and inventory flow downstream through the network — from raw material inputs to the customer.
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What Is a Supply Signal?
Once demand has been netted and time-phased, the planning engine generates supply responses — planned orders that move downstream through the network.
3 min - 02
Inventory Netting
On-hand inventory is the first source of supply. The planning engine nets available stock before triggering any new planned order.
4 min - 03
Parent Line Items
Every item in the network has a parent — the upstream source that must supply it. Understanding this hierarchy is the key to reading supply plans.
4 min - 04
Supply Flowing Downstream
Watch planned orders and inventory flow step by step from Items A and B all the way to the customer.
interactive 5 min