Design Details: Balancing Demand and Supply

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