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E-commerce ATP
Give fast external orders accurate, automated, channel-aware ATP.
How it works
Two jobs: broadcast availability out, confirm orders right.
E-commerce puts ATP under pressure from two directions at once. SizeGrid covers both with one design.
Broadcast availability to customers and platforms
A cross-industry challenge: web shops and marketplaces need a constant, reliable availability feed before any order exists.
- Standard SAP tools exist for this, including SAP CAR with omnichannel availability.
- But not all of them support advanced ATP concepts such as allocation, supply protection or segmentation.
- SizeGrid reuses the standard tools where they carry, and extends them where advanced ATP must be visible outside.
Confirm orders by business rules, not by accident
Rules we implement in real projects:
- eCom orders consider only physically available stock, never future supply.
- Confirmation within 24 hours; a partial confirmation is final, with no later increase.
- Before a partial confirmation becomes final, high-priority orders get a fulfilment attempt, even if lower-priority orders were already confirmed.
Business outcome
One e-commerce ATP design that keeps external channels accurately informed and every confirmation aligned with business priorities.
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