Supply Chain in Biznsbook: An Overview
Supply Chain Planning helps mid-market distributors and manufacturers forecast demand, allocate safety-stock budget, run S&OP, and collaborate with suppliers — inside Biznsbook, using the same items, warehouses, and purchase documents you already use.
It sits under Inventory & Warehouse → Supply Chain Planning when licensed. The existing Replenishment menus stay available for every Inventory customer; Supply Chain Planning adds a separate planning section rather than replacing them.
What you can do
- Build statistical forecasts with seasonality, promotions, and planner overrides
- Triage only the SKUs that need attention on the exceptions queue
- Optimize safety-stock investment under a working-capital budget and compare scenarios
- Review advisory purchase suggestions and turn them into real purchase requisitions
- Run a structured S&OP cycle and share forecasts or PO commitment requests with suppliers
- (Enterprise tier) Model warehouse networks, recommend transfers, and run DDMRP buffers
Licensing tiers
| Tier | Display name | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Demand & Replenishment Pro | Forecasting, seasonality, promotions, exceptions, optimization, scenarios, suggestions, S&OP, supplier collaboration; BOM explosion when Manufacturing is also licensed |
| Tier 2 | Enterprise Supply Chain Optimization | Everything in Tier 1, plus warehouse networks, network safety-stock optimization, transfer recommendations, and DDMRP buffers |
Tier 2 requires Tier 1. Inventory is required. Purchase and Sales are strongly recommended. Warehouse Management is expected for meaningful multi-site work.
How it fits with other modules
| Module | Role |
|---|---|
| Inventory | Required — items, demand history, requisitions, base replenishment |
| Purchase | Open orders and actioned suggestions become purchase requisitions |
| Warehouse | Multi-site stock and transfers that network recommendations action into |
| Manufacturing | Optional — enables BOM explosion and dependent demand for components |
| Sales | Sales history and qualified demand for forecasts |
Suggestions and DDMRP recommendations are advisory. Planners action them into real requisitions or stock transfers — the engines do not create purchase orders silently.