Stock · Purchase Forecast · Purchase Lists · Inquiries · BOM-Driven Shortages

One-Line Description

A procurement and warehouse-planning module that moved beyond current stock visibility by forecasting future component shortages from BOM requirements and planned production deadlines.

Core Purpose

The warehouse module was not limited to:

How many items do we have now?

It also addressed:

Will we have enough material when a future product reaches production?

Inventory

The system tracked stock and allowed warehouse-related reporting.

Historical notes mention:

• stock,
• inventory reports,
• uploaded Excel warehouse output,
• waste,
• usage,
• forecasting.

Warehouse Import

Historical evidence indicates support for uploading warehouse output files.

The imported data could feed the platform’s stock view and reporting.

Procurement

Procurement operated under the commercial area in earlier versions.

Core concepts:

• purchase forecast,
• purchase list,
• inquiries.

Procurement Flow

Demand
   ↓
Requirement
   ↓
Purchase Forecast
   ↓
Purchase List
   ↓
Inquiry / Supplier Process
   ↓
Purchase

BOM-Driven Forecasting

The strongest capability was combining current stock with future production requirements.

Conceptually:

Current Inventory
       +
Open / Planned Production
       +
BOM Requirements
       ↓
Projected Availability
       ↓
Projected Shortage
       ↓
Purchase Forecast

This is substantially more useful than static inventory reporting.

Material Requirement Concept

The historical platform should not be overclaimed as a complete MRP implementation unless that is fully documented.

A precise description is:

BOM-driven material requirement and shortage forecasting

Production Deadline Awareness

The shortage calculation was meaningful because requirements were tied to product manufacturing timelines.

The system could therefore identify shortages before the production deadline.

Inquiry Management

Procurement could maintain inquiry/quotation processes for purchasing.

Potential V2 flow:

Purchase Requirement
      ↓
Supplier Inquiry
      ↓
Supplier Offers
      ↓
Comparison
      ↓
Purchase Decision

Inventory Reports

Useful reports include:

• current stock,
• projected stock,
• shortages,
• usage,
• waste,
• purchase requirements.

V2 Architecture

Recommended entities:

Warehouse
InventoryItem
StockTransaction
StockSnapshot
MaterialRequirement
PurchaseForecast
PurchaseRequest
SupplierInquiry
SupplierOffer
PurchaseOrder

Career Evidence

• inventory,
• procurement,
• BOM integration,
• shortage prediction,
• material planning,
• supplier inquiry,
• warehouse data import.

Suggested Slug

/projects/procurement-inventory-forecasting

Cover Direction

Procurement & Material Forecasting

Visual elements:

• warehouse,
• component stock,
• BOM,
• future production schedule,
• shortage indicator,
• purchase request.