System and method for determining a promise date for a demand in a business environment

A system for determining a promise date for a demand in a business environment based on a demand produced for the item and a supply structure for fulfilling the demand, the system comprising:

• a data storage means for storing data information related to the business environment;
• and
• a processing means for generating a promise date for the demand, the processing means being coupled to the data storage means;
• whereby the processing means requests and retrieves data information related to the business environment from the data storage means, and
• whereby the processing means determines a plan date for each supply in the supply structure based on an existing and planned supply in the supply structure, from a highest-level to a lowest-level in the supply structure, and determines an available date for each supply in the supply structure based on i) the availability of each supply in the supply structure, and ii) the plan date determined for each supply, from the lowest-level to the highest-level in the supply structure, and generates the promise date for the demand for the item based on the available date determined for each supply in the supply structure.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-readable and computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• (a) for each supply in the supply structure, determining a plan date, based on an existing and planned supply in the supply structure, from a highest level to a lowest level in the supply structure;
• (b) for each supply in the supply structure, determining an available date, based on:
• i) the availability of each supply in the supply structure, and ii) the plan date determined in step (a), from the lowest level to the highest level in the supply structure;
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• (c) generating the promise date for the demand based on the available date determined in step (b).