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How to turn a Demand plan into Supply plan?

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Written by Sophia
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How to Turn Your Demand Plan into a Supply Plan

Fabrikatör automatically creates a supply plan by recommending purchase orders based on your demand plan. This guide walks you through the process of converting your demand forecasts into actionable purchase orders.

What You'll Learn

  • How to access and configure your supply plan

  • How to review recommended purchase orders

  • How to convert recommendations into actual purchase orders

  • How to manage and update your supply plan

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Access Your Supply Plan

  1. Navigate to the Demand Plan page

  2. Click the "Show Supply Plan" button in the top right corner

  3. A configuration modal will appear

Step 2: Configure Restock Frequency

  1. Select your preferred Restock Frequency from the dropdown menu

    • This setting determines how often your purchase orders will be placed

    • For example, selecting "Monthly" will group orders to be placed once per month

  2. Click "Show Supply Plan" to proceed

Note: To learn more about restock frequency options and how they affect your inventory management, visit our article What is PO Restock Frequency?

Step 3: Review Your Supply Plan

Once generated, your supply plan will display recommended purchase orders based on:

  • Your demand plan forecasts

  • Current available inventory

  • Any incoming purchase orders already in the system

You can view your supply plan in two different ways:

Option A: Group by Supplier

  • Shows recommended purchase orders organized by supplier

  • Helps you consolidate orders with the same supplier

  • Click the "Group by Supplier" tab to access this view

Option B: Group by Month

  • Shows recommended purchase orders organized by recommended order date

  • Helps you plan your ordering schedule and cash flow

  • Click the "Group by Month" tab to access this view

Step 4: Convert Recommendations to Purchase Orders

  1. Review the recommended purchase orders

  2. Select the recommendations you wish to convert

  3. Click the "Convert to PO" button

  4. The system will create draft purchase orders based on your selection

Step 5: Manage Your Purchase Orders

After converting recommendations to actual purchase orders, you can:

  • View all POs (recommended, draft, and approved) by selecting the "All" tab

  • Filter to see only "Draft" POs that need review

  • Filter to see only "Approved" POs that are ready for sending to suppliers

  • Filter to see only "Recommended" POs that.

Important Notes

⚠️ Updating Your Demand Plan If you make changes to your demand plan, your recommended POs will be automatically regenerated to reflect these changes:

  1. Update your demand plan as needed

  2. Click the "Update Supply Plan" button on the Demand Plan page

  3. Your supply plan will refresh with updated recommendations

🗒️ About Converted Purchase Orders

  • Purchase orders that have been converted to any status (Draft, Approved, Received, or Partially Received) will not be affected by updates to your demand plan

  • This ensures you don't lose any POs you've already created and processed

  • For more information on tracking converted POs, please visit How Can I View the Converted Recommended PO?

Video Tutorial

For a detailed demonstration of this process, watch our step-by-step video guide:

Need More Help?

If you have questions about creating or managing your supply plan, please contact our support team through the chat button in the bottom right corner of your Fabrikatör app.

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