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Give planners the facts behind a component shortage

One late component can affect several production orders. Duvo would connect shortages with stock, reservations and supplier commitments so the plant planner can compare recovery options before changing the schedule.

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Proposed application

Proposed coordination of material shortages using existing planning and supplier records. Plant owners retain production sequencing, allocation and substitution decisions.

Production shortage resolution · Illustrative

Planner decision needed

SH-201 · Drive coupling

Supply status
Late
Supply
Confirmed 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: prepare the authorised 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.

Approve changes affecting the plant plan

The plant planner would authorise expedites, allocations and schedule changes. Material suitability and substitutions would remain with the authorised engineering team.

Illustrative workflow example
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Production shortage resolution · Illustrative

Proposed shortage coordination using synthetic component and production records.

Adds cases
Material shortages
Processes cases
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
Supplier date missing
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 confirmed supply gap would remain visible when the planner selects a response.

Illustrative workflow example

Trace the shortage to the orders it affects

A shortage report gives a quantity gap but often omits the latest supplier reply or stock reserved for another order. Buyers chase dates while planners rebuild the same impact assessment. An apparent stock surplus can be unavailable once reservations and receipt timing are considered.

  1. 01Read

    Read the shortage and its demand

    Duvo would connect the material-shortage report, production-order component requirements, stock ledger, reservations and open purchase orders using the agreed planning snapshot.

  2. 02Trace

    Check committed supply against the planned start

    Duvo would compare supplier confirmations and expected receipts with component need dates, showing stock already reserved elsewhere and any stale supplier dates.

  3. 03Prepare

    Prepare recovery options with their dependencies

    Duvo would assemble documented partial-shipment or transfer options and the affected production orders. Unconfirmed dates would stay marked as requests, with no assumed substitute material.

  4. 04Approve

    Your team decides

    Approve the shortage response

    The authorised plant planner would decide the expedite, allocation or schedule response, with purchasing confirming commercial terms where required. Engineering retains any substitution decision.

  5. 05Follow through

    Track the selected response to receipt

    Duvo would prepare the approved supplier follow-up and update permitted coordination records. It would compare the next supplier confirmation and receipt with the selected response and flag a renewed gap.

Use the plant's existing planning records

Systems and control details

Scope one component family and planning horizon using exports first. Live planning-system updates and supplier messages would depend on the agreed permissions.

Material-shortage reports, Production-order requirements, Inventory and reservations, Open purchase orders, Supplier confirmations, Receiving records

  • Keep supply assumptions explicit

    The agreed snapshot, need dates and reservation rules would determine which gaps enter review; unconfirmed supplier dates would remain provisional.

  • Approve changes affecting the plant plan

    The plant planner would authorise expedites, allocations and schedule changes. Material suitability and substitutions would remain with the authorised engineering team.

  • Record promise and receipt separately

    The selected response, supplier commitment, revised dates and actual receipt would remain distinguishable in the shortage history.

Contracted guarantee

5x ROI, guaranteed

If measured results fall below 5x the total proposal price, the whole contract is free.

What teams ask about Production shortage resolution

  • When does Production shortage resolution run?

    A component shortage or revised supplier commitment puts a scheduled production order at risk.

  • Who owns Production shortage resolution?

    Production planning, material control, plant purchasing

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