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The activities associated with determining the achievable plan based on available demand and resources. The balancing process will identify matching demand/supply, demand gaps and supply gaps.

Notes

This process is generally automated due to the number of calculations.

Alternative names include: Supply/Demand Netting, Supply/Demand Pegging Planning Frequency Discuss Contract Custom Solution Sales & Operations Planning

Hierarchy

ID	Name	Level	x
P1	Plan Supply Chain Operations	2	P1
P104	Balance Supply & Demand	3	P104

Metric(s)

ID	Name	Level	x
RS11	Planning Frequency	2	RS11

Term(s)

ID	Name	Clear	x
S&OP	Sales & Operations Planning		S&OP

Workflow

From Input(s)	Process	Output(s) To
wf_process wf_arrow P102 Demand Forecast P103 Supply Information	P104	wf_arrow wf_process Supply Chain Operations Plan P105

Note: Common inputs and outputs are listed in alphabetical order. Other inputs and outputs may be required to support varying use cases.Balance Supply & Demand Plan Supply Chain Operations 110400 3 Plan, Planning, Demand, Supply, Balancing, Supply Chain Calculating the optimal estimated throughput and output of the supply chain given consensus demand forecast and available and committed resources