02 — Capability · BC-670.20
Availability & Order Promising
Tell the customer what can be delivered when, from a live view of stock, supply and capacity, and reserve it so the promise holds.
- Available-to-Promise
- ATP
- Order Allocation
In scope
- Available and capable-to-promise calculation
- Allocation and reservation rules by priority
- Backorder management and re-promising
Out of scope
- Setting inventory policy and stock levels (see BC-650)
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- BC-670.20.10Availability CalculationCompute what is available to promise across stock on hand, in transit and planned supply, net of what is already committed.
- BC-670.20.20Allocation & ReservationAssign available stock to orders by the agreed priority — contract, customer tier, order date — and hold it until the order ships or expires.
- BC-670.20.30Backorder ManagementTrack orders that could not be fully promised, re-promise them as supply arrives and tell the customer each time the date moves.