Inventors:
Orna Anker - Stamford CT, US
Orla Doyle - Glasnevin, Dublin 9, IE
Anthony Ferreri - Hyde Park NY, US
Lawrence Fox - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Glenn Pedersen - Montgomery NY, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G07G 1/00
Abstract:
A method, system and program product for providing supply and demand planning including backwards order item allocation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method for supply and demand planning in an enterprise including: identifying an order item occurring at a prospective period that exceeds an enterprise build plan for the prospective period; and allocating at least a portion of the order item back to a supplier forecast for at least one period prior to the prospective period.