Supply shortages
Availability by item and site. nudu compares dated requirements with unreserved stock and confirmed purchases to identify shortages.
Case record. Shortage linked to the requirement, with the quantity and date needed.
Supply Chain
Supply and inventory coordination
nudu compares demand with available stock to resolve shortages and coordinate replenishment with suppliers.
Stock availability against demand
An item recorded in stock may already be reserved. A revised supplier date can leave a production requirement without confirmed supply.
Applications across supply chain operations
These applications are configured for each operation. Availability depends on accessible data and approved integrations.
Supplier confirmations
Pending responses against open orders. nudu requests confirmation of quantities and dates, then assigns discrepancies to procurement.
Case record. Supplier response linked to the purchase order, with deviations awaiting approval.
Inventory replenishment
Replenishment under approved rules. nudu checks stock against the minimum for each item and prepares a requisition with pending purchases accounted for.
Case record. Proposed quantity with supporting stock data, subject to purchasing approval.
Receipt discrepancies
Recorded quantities against the purchase order. nudu identifies differences and requests supporting documents before any stock adjustment.
Case record. Documented discrepancy assigned to the warehouse team for review.
Illustrative example
A component required for production
- 01
Requirement
A production order requires 120 units of a component. Available stock after reservations is 80 units.
- 02
Investigation
nudu finds an open purchase order for 40 units and requests a confirmed availability date from the supplier.
- 03
Approval
The confirmed date falls after the production requirement. Planning reviews the date; procurement authorises any change to the purchase order.
- 04
Record
The approved decision is linked to the requirement. The case remains open until supply is confirmed for the agreed date.
Implementation
An initial, defined scope
- Required data
- The initial scope requires stock by item and site, including reservations. Open purchase orders and dated demand provide the basis for comparison.
- Approval rules
- Procurement approves new orders and quantity changes. Inventory adjustments require warehouse approval, with every decision recorded. The pilot starts in observation mode.
Pilot evaluation
- Requirements without confirmed supply
- Time to obtain supplier confirmation
- Age of unresolved receipt discrepancies
- Replenishment requests approved without correction
The pilot compares these measures with the operation’s baseline. Targets are agreed after the initial assessment.
Industry references
An initial scope for supply chain
The initial assessment defines the process and the data available for a pilot.