Supremo manufactures fitness equipment, wearables and sports drinks. One of Gideon’s responsibilities is planning the production of sports drinks. This includes ensuring the planning process is carried out on a timely basis and quickly resoling any issues that arise. Meet Gideon Larkin, Planning Manager, Supremo Fitness 11
Process Manufacturing Planning Oracle Confidential Gideon modifies the planned order quantities to produce more orange pulp and recalculates. He drills into the build plan for the orange drinks. He enters manual demand in build plan and recalculates to see the impacts. The projected available balance is now positive indicating Supremo can meet the demand. Having confirmed Supremo can meet the demand, Gideon contacts Sales with the good news. This has driven projected available balance negative. While reviewing the plan, Gideon Larkin, the planning manager, receives an inquiry from sales for Orange Pulp.