Where does the demand signal come from?

From the same projection engine that sets field targets, rolled up from SKU and territory to plant level. That single source is the whole point: the factory and the field are planning against one number rather than negotiating two.

How far ahead does the capacity view run?

The capacity-against-demand view is built around a rolling multi-week horizon — far enough ahead that moving a run is still an option, close enough that the forecast is meaningful.

Can distributors raise purchase orders against this?

Yes. The distributor's own stock forecast shows how many days each SKU will last at current run-rate, and purchase orders are raised to the plant against it, then reconciled to the primary invoices when stock arrives.

Production & Supply Planning — Retail Connect

Production & Supply Planning

Schedule lines, materials and suppliers against the same demand forecast the field is targeted on.

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6 weeks: capacity against demand
BOM: exploded to materials
7: capabilities on this page

Plant overview — Next month's demand, capacity use and supplier risk together.

01Inside the product

02What ships

Built from Manufacturing Planner · Distributor Portal · Projection Engine

Before~~Planning from primary orders~~NowPlanning from real demand
Before~~Materials arriving late~~NowLead times checked ahead
Before~~The crunch found on Monday~~NowCapacity gaps seen weeks early

Plan the plant from the market

Manufacturing Planner · Web

Demand signal
Production schedule
Capacity vs demand

Inputs, in time

Manufacturing Planner

Raw-material requirements
Supplier lead-time tracker

Down the chain

Distributor Portal

Purchase-order placement
Primary invoice reconciliation

03How it runs

01
Receive
Forecast rolled up to plant SKUs.
02
Schedule
Runs laid out by line and week.
03
Explode
Bill of materials into material needs.
04
Check
Late suppliers flagged before the run.

Who works in this

PHPlant headWeb
GMManagementWeb
DADistributorWeb

Sits between

Projection engine: Demand in, by plant SKU.
Bill of materials: Schedule into materials.
Suppliers: Lead times against need-by dates.
Your ERP / MRP: Execution stays where it is.

04Questions

No. It plans from demand and hands the plan over — schedule, material requirements and lead-time exposure. Execution, costing and inventory accounting stay where they already live.

Next in the chain

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See production planning on your own chain.

Thirty minutes, on demo data shaped like your business — your roles, your beats, your SKUs. Pilot one area before you commit to anything.

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Make what the market is about to buy.

The screens your team will use.

7 capabilities, ready today.

One signal, four decisions.

Receive

Schedule

Explode

Check

Sits between

Production Planning, before you ask us.

01Does this replace our ERP or MRP?

02Where does the demand signal come from?

03How far ahead does the capacity view run?

04Can distributors raise purchase orders against this?

Next in the chain

See production planning on your own chain.