Know your supplier’s capacity before you commit the order
Supplier Capacity Planning gives procurement teams one app to register supplier capacity, forecast demand, verify orders before they are placed, score risk and plan expansion — replacing four separate point tools with a single source of truth.
The problem
Supplier capacity lives in spreadsheets, emails and a buyer’s memory. Purchase orders get committed with no reliable visibility into whether a supplier can actually fulfil them, so overcommitment surfaces only after a delivery is already at risk — triggering backlogs, late-delivery penalties and a scramble for an alternate source.
The solution
A single capacity register tracks every supplier’s maximum output, current load and headroom, with monthly forecasting, pre-order checks, transparent risk scoring and expansion planning in one app — so a buyer knows a supplier’s limit before the order is placed, not after it is missed.
Everything the capacity lifecycle needs
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Supplier Capacity Register
Record each supplier’s maximum monthly capacity and current load in one place, with available capacity and utilization percent calculated automatically so a single number is always the source of truth.
Monthly Demand Forecasting
Project demand against capacity month by month and flag shortages automatically wherever forecast demand is set to exceed effective capacity, so shortfalls surface before they happen.
Pre-Order Capacity Checks
Verify a supplier’s remaining headroom before a purchase order is committed, with a Requested, Confirmed, Rejected workflow that blocks confirmation when a request exceeds the supplier’s capacity ceiling.
Bulk Checks & Auto-Rejection
Run bulk confirm and bulk reject actions across many capacity checks at once, with requests that exceed the configured risk threshold automatically rejected against a reusable rejection-reason template.
Transparent Risk Scoring
Every supplier gets a Low, Medium or High risk score driven by utilization and projected lead-time stretch — with the buffer percent, risk thresholds and lead-time multiplier all editable in Settings, not hidden in a black box.
Expansion Planning & ROI
Plans whose forecast demand will outstrip capacity are flagged for expansion, with a recommended expansion date, the capacity gap to close and a cost-versus-benefit ROI calculation to support the investment decision.
What-If Scenario Modelling
Model capacity or demand changes — such as adding 20 percent capacity or a 15 percent demand swing — and see the resulting utilization, shortage and risk before committing to the change.
Consolidated Risk Dashboard
A kanban dashboard groups every supplier by risk level with a traffic-light progress bar, a live utilization bar and the responsible user’s avatar on each card, plus pivot and graph views for portfolio-wide capacity analysis.
Purchase Sync & Automated Alerts
Sync current load directly from confirmed purchase orders within a configurable horizon, and let a daily automated check post a chatter alert and schedule a follow-up activity for any supplier at high risk or in shortage.
How it works
Register supplier capacity
Create a capacity plan for each supplier with maximum monthly capacity, buffer percent and lead time, or sync current load straight from confirmed purchase orders.
Forecast and check before ordering
Add monthly demand forecasts to spot shortages early, and run a pre-order capacity check before any purchase order is confirmed.
Review risk and scenarios
Monitor the risk dashboard for suppliers nearing their ceiling and model what-if scenarios to test capacity or demand changes.
Plan expansion
Act on expansion recommendations with a built-in ROI calculator, then track confirmation success and performance over time.
Frequently asked
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Yes. The Sync Load from POs button and a daily scheduled action sum confirmed purchase order quantities for each supplier within a configurable horizon (30 days by default) and update current load, with manual entry and CSV import also supported.
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Supplier Capacity Planning
A supplier capacity register with monthly demand forecasting, pre-order capacity checks and transparent risk scoring — plus what-if scenarios and expansion planning with ROI.
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