Advanced Inventory Management

Advanced Inventory Management helps you automate inventory replenishment based on demand. NetSuite uses transaction history and item record settings to calculate reorder points, preferred stock levels, and lead times.

This section explains how to enable and set up Advanced Inventory Management. It also covers related capabilities for planning demand and supply, allocating inventory, and assessing item availability.

For details about setup, replenishment calculations, and related planning capabilities, see the following topics:

Enabling the Advanced Inventory Management Feature - Enable the feature to use automated inventory replenishment calculations.

Item Records - Learn how item record settings support replenishment calculations and when you can override or turn off automatic calculations.

Inventory and Assembly Item Support - Learn how Advanced Inventory Management applies to inventory items, assembly items, and members of kits or item groups.

Advanced Inventory Management FAQ - Find answers about reorder points, safety stock, and order quantities for items with known, fixed demand.

Allocate High Sales Order Volume - Learn how to enable Supply Allocation and review allocation information when handling high sales order volumes.

Setting Up Advanced Inventory Management - Set default values and calculation intervals for inventory management.

Demand Planning - Analyze expected demand and create plans to replenish stock when you need it.

Distribution Resource Planning - Plan inventory transfers between locations within a distribution network to meet supply needs.

Supply Planning - Generate suggested purchasing and manufacturing schedules to meet demand.

Supply Allocation - Match current and future inventory supply to demand based on quantities, locations, and required dates.

Available to Promise - Check projected item availability to determine when you can fulfill an order.

Supply Chain Control Tower - Use supply and demand simulations to assess projected inventory levels and plan purchases and production.

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