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Show the planner what a late component puts at risk

One late drive coupling can hold up several assembly orders, and the shortage report rarely says which. Duvo links the gap to production orders, reservations and the supplier's latest confirmed date, then sets out the recovery options for the planner to choose from.

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Production shortage resolution

Planner decision needed

SH-201 · Drive coupling

Supply status
Late
Confirmed date
Receipt after planned start
Option
Partial shipment awaiting supplier reply

Assembly order P-81 starts before confirmed supply. A partial shipment is an option to request, not a confirmed recovery.

Next action

Request partial shipment: send the approved supplier request and keep the production risk open until a feasible commitment is confirmed.

Retain supply plan: record the planner's decision and leave the production order flagged for the plant's scheduling response.

Planner approves every response

Expedites, reallocations and supplier requests go out only after the planner chooses them, with purchasing signing off commercial terms.

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Production shortage resolution

Component shortages traced to the production orders they hold up.

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Material shortages
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Supply comparison
Total

24

Pending

5

Postponed

2

In progress

4

Needs input

3

Failed

0

Completed

10

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Case
Case Status
Constraint
Scope
Decision
Exceptions
Next action
SH-201 · Drive coupling
Needs Input
Receipt after start
Assembly order P-81
Seek partial shipment
1
SH-202 · Steel bracket
In Progress
Stock reserved elsewhere
Fabrication order P-82
Check allocation
0
SH-203 · Seal kit
Completed
Receipt recorded
Pump order P-83
Close shortage
0
SH-204 · Control housing
Pending
No supplier acknowledgement
Controls order P-84
Request commitment
1
SH-205 · Mounting plate
Postponed
Order date changed
Frame order P-85
Await revised plan
0

Showing 5 of 24 cases

  1. 1

    Approval

    Exceptions pause for the named owner

    Each exception carries the source records, applied rule, recommended action, and the person authorised to decide.

  2. 2

    Constraint

    Constraint is visible before the action

    The affected production order and the confirmed supply gap stay visible while the planner selects a response.

From MRP exception to an agreed shortage response

MRP flags a shortage as a quantity and a date. The planner needs the rest: which production orders draw on that component, whether the stock on hand is already reserved for another order, and whether the supplier's order acknowledgement still stands or was revised in an email the buyer has not logged. Buyers chase dates while planners rebuild the same impact picture in a spreadsheet, and stock that looks free often turns out to be committed.

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    Trace the shortage to its demand

    Duvo reads the MRP exception or shortage report and finds every production order whose component requirement depends on the part, with planned start dates and quantities.

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    Separate confirmed supply from requested dates

    Stock on hand is checked against existing reservations, and open purchase orders against the supplier's latest acknowledgement and any revised dates in correspondence.

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    Lay out the recovery options

    Options such as a partial shipment or a transfer from another plant are set out with the orders each one affects. Unconfirmed dates stay marked as requests.

  4. 0404

    Your team decides

    Choose the response

    The planner decides whether to expedite, reallocate stock or move the schedule. Purchasing confirms any commercial terms.

  5. 0505

    Follow the supplier to receipt

    The supplier gets the planner's request for a firm date. Duvo logs the new commitment, then compares it and the eventual goods receipt with the need date. A slipped date reopens the shortage for the planner.

Built on your planning and purchasing records

Systems and control details

MRP output, stock, reservations and purchase orders come from the ERP or planning system. Supplier acknowledgements are often split between EDI messages, portals and a buyer's inbox, so Duvo reads all three.

MRP exception reports, Production order component lists, Stock and reservations, Open purchase orders, Supplier order acknowledgements, Goods receipts

  • Planner approves every response

    Expedites, reallocations and supplier requests go out only after the planner chooses them, with purchasing signing off commercial terms.

  • Schedule and materials stay with the plant

    Unconfirmed supplier dates stay provisional in every view. Duvo does not change the production schedule, move reservations or approve a substitute material; substitutions remain with engineering.

  • Promise and receipt recorded apart

    The chosen response, each supplier commitment, revised dates and the actual receipt stay separate in the shortage history.

What teams ask about Production shortage resolution

  • Does Duvo need write access to our ERP to trace shortages?

    No. Tracing a shortage to production orders works from read access or exports of MRP output, stock, reservations and purchase orders. Sending supplier requests is set up separately with the permissions you agree.

  • How does Duvo treat a supplier date that arrived by email but is not in the system?

    It records the date against the purchase order as a supplier statement and shows where it differs from the logged acknowledgement. Neither counts as supply until the goods are received.

  • Will Duvo suggest a substitute component?

    No. Substitutions are an engineering decision. The options Duvo sets out use the same approved part, such as a partial shipment or a transfer from another plant.

  • Can we replay past shortages before using it live?

    Replay past shortages from one component family and compare the affected orders Duvo finds with what your planners recorded at the time.

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