Scenario: Availability and fulfillment with unplanned inventory and unsegmented consumption

The Promising service now enhances the EDD and checkout assignment calculations by incorporating unplanned inventory and unsegmented consumption rules. Earliest available inventory is prioritized across all sources.

Evaluation examples

Example 1 – Single node scenario
  • Item: SKU123 – Wireless Headphones
  • Node: WH-East
  • Order Date: Nov 1, 2025
Inventory Groups:
  • AvailableSupplies: 0 units
  • UnsegmentedAvailableSupplies: 50 units available on Nov 2
  • Unplanned Inventory: 100 units projected for Nov 3
Evaluation:
  • Available Supplies: None found
  • UnsegmentedAvailableSupplies: 50 available Nov 2 (Used)
  • Unplanned Inventory: Skipped
Result:
  • EDD: Nov 2, 2025
  • Source: UnsegmentedAvailableSupplies
  • Fallback order: Available Supplies → Unsegmented → Unplanned
Example 2: Multi-node scenario
  • Item: SKU123 – Wireless Headphones
  • Nodes: WH-East and WH-West
  • Order Date: Nov 1, 2025
Inventory data
WH-East:
  • AvailableSupplies: 0
  • UnsegmentedAvailableSupplies: 50 available Nov 2
  • Unplanned: 100 available Nov 3
WH-West:
  • AvailableSupplies: 20 available Nov 1
  • UnsegmentedAvailableSupplies: 0
  • Unplanned: 200 available Nov 4
Evaluation:
  • WH-West has AvailableSupplies on Nov 1 → earliest available.
  • WH-East has Unsegmented on Nov 2, but WH-West wins due to earlier availability.
Result:
  • EDD: Nov 1, 2025
  • Fulfillment node: WH-West
  • Source group: AvailableSupplies
  • Decision logic: Choose earliest availability across nodes and inventory types → first-available wins.