A method of planning a supply network in a managed supply chain and a supply network planner apparatus for planning a supply network in a managed supply chain

摘要

The invention relates to a method of planning a supply network for a product between a source location and a destination location in a managed supply chain. The method comprises the steps of:creating a planned stock transfer order to cover demand from the destination location, deploying available products from the source location to the destination location in response to the planned stock transfer, the deploying step including the step of: calculating a quantity of products available to deploy, wherein the calculating step takes into account a rounding value and a maximum lot size, and confirming the planned stock transfer order with the calculated available quantity.