You can review the concepts associated with finding product availability.
Available to promise rules Available to Promise (ATP) rules enable you to determine the availability of an
item for current and future demand. This determination makes the most efficient use of inventory so
that items are not set aside for future orders when they could be used to fulfill more immediate
demands.
Inventory availability safety factor
The inventory availability safety factor defines a fixed quantity or
percentage that is excluded from inventory availability for various purposes. Application of the
inventory availability safety factor is controlled at the scheduling rule, supply type, and node
type.
Minimum ship-by date
You can specify a minimum ship-by date on an order line during order
creation. The order creation process takes into consideration the preferred remaining life span of a
time-sensitive item beyond its ship date. The minimum ship-by date is the preferred ship-by date in
addition to the requested remaining life of the product.
Sourcing
Sourcing is the process of determining from which node or supplier a
product should be shipped.
Smart Sourcing
To improve performance, smart sourcing can be used to dynamically
determine the nodes to consider for sourcing product items.