For operations teams where ERP data still ends up in Excel each week.

Weekly PO + container planning — delivered as a pilot, proven in your data.

We help discrete manufacturers turn demand, inventory, and supplier constraints into a weekly purchasing plan — reducing firefighting, stockouts, and premium freight.

2–3 week pilot using ERP exports and your existing planning sheets. No rip-and-replace.

For COOs/Ops leaders and Material Planning Managers.

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Results & deliverables

Outcomes

Reduced premium freight — fewer expedite events
Improved OTIF performance — fewer stockouts
Reduced planner time — less spreadsheet reconciliation

Weekly deliverables (execution pack)

Weekly PO plan (Excel) — one PO per supplier/week, line items, ship-by/need-by, totals
Container build plan — container count, utilization (weight/cube), item-to-container assignment, leftovers rationale
Impact summary — spend, service impact, key risks

Decision support included

Exceptions & conflicts report — ranked by $ impact with recommended actions
Infeasibility diagnosis — what conflicts, why, and how to resolve
Trade-off options — cost vs service vs expedite risk, with deltas
Runs on ERP exports first — no integration required for the pilot

Engagement

Rapid assessment

3–5 days: data intake, baseline replay, constraints map

Pilot

2–3 weeks: weekly PO, container pack, exceptions report, KPI readout

Operationalize (optional)

Automation, integrations, governance, KPI tracking

Governance & trust

Hard constraints honored — containers, lead times, supplier capacity
A-items protected — B/C optimized with penalties
Planner-in-loop approvals — audit trail; no auto-submit
Runs on ERP exports first — no integration required for the pilot
Recommendations are reversible — every change is traceable

Want to see what a weekly execution pack looks like for your planning structure?

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