Smart Production Plan
Using Smart Production Plan in Supply’d helps you save time, reduce waste, and ensure you produce exactly what’s needed based on real-time orders and stock levels.
Smart Plan Production in Supply’d is a powerful tool that helps you streamline your production planning based on real-time demand and product availability. By using Smart Plan, you can automatically generate production and supply plans that reflect customer orders, stock levels, and delivery schedules. It reduces manual entry, improves accuracy, and ensures you produce just the right amount - helping minimise waste and overproduction. This feature is especially useful for businesses managing multiple suppliers and recurring orders, giving you full visibility and control over your production needs with minimal effort.
Setting Up Smart Plan Production
Select 
Smart Plan
Smart PlanClick on the 3 dots in the top right corner and select Smart Plan.
The Smart Plan Production form will open.
To open or close the sections on this form, click the little arrows to the right of the titles (as circled in red above).
Complete all fields in each section as per the steps below:
Plan Details
Production Date Range
The date range to export. Select a date range from the calendar that appears when you click the field. Click 
to confirm and save the selected date range.
Location
Choose the applicable location from the drop-down menu.
Method
The method you would like to use for the smart plan.
On Demand: Create production runs for each of your current Sales Orders during the date range.
Actual Consumption: Ensure that your current inventory at the start date meets your minimum stock hold based on Sales Orders during the period and shelf life of inventory.
Predicted Consumption: Utilise your forecast rate of sale, stock expiry, and current stock levels to keep you always in stock.
For Actual and Predicted Consumption, it is best to set minimum stock levels under Product Settings (global level), but they can also be overridden at the individual product inventory level ( Managing Inventory) if needed.
Smart Plan Data
The Smart Plan data will be downloaded to your computer in a CSV file giving you a detailed breakdown of everything needed for upcoming production runs. It includes things like:
Products to be made
Quantities needed
Planned production dates
It’s a handy way to get a clear, organised view of what needs to happen, so you can plan ahead, order supplies, and keep production running smoothly.
If you selected "Yes" in the Include Reasoning Data field, you'll see an extra column, showing the reasoning behind the production data.
Review all the data and make any changes necessary, making sure any changed versions are saved as .csv files.
Importing Smart Plan Data into Production Runs
This feature helps eliminate manual entry and ensures your production runs are aligned with your demand forecast.
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