System of demand fulfillment and a method therefor

A system of demand fulfillment associated with available to promise (ATP) and capable to promise (CTP), said system of demand fulfillment comprising:

• a memory operable to store a plurality of forecast orders wherein each comprises a customer and a product with a forecasted amount, each said product being represented using a product demand module comprising:
• an allocated value representing a planned supply amount of each said product according to said ATP, said CTP and each said forecasted amount;
• and
• a support value representing a shared amount of said each product for each said customer, said shared amount available to said customers and said products;
• and
• a processor coupled to said memory and operable to:
• compute for each said product in each said forecast order model, each said ATP for each said product according to said CTP and each said forecasted amount, each said ATP comprising each said allocated value and each said support value;
• adjust said plurality of support values according to said CTP and at least a business criterion;
• and
• fulfill a request confirmation according to each said allocated value and each said support value.

A method for demand fulfillment associated with available to promise (ATP) and capable to promise (CTP), said method comprising:

• storing a forecast order model which represents a customer and a product, said product being represented using a product demand module comprising:
• a forecast value representing a forecasted amount of said product booked by said customer;
• an allocated value representing a planned supply amount of said product for said customer;
• and
• a support value representing a shared amount of said product for said customer;
• computing for said product in said forecast order model, said ATP for said product according to said CTP and said forecast value, said ATP comprising said allocated value and said support value;
• adjusting said support value for said product according to said CTP and at least a business criterion;
• and
• fulfilling a request confirmation for said customer according to said allocated value and said support value.