Supply Orders

Supply Orders provide a structured confirmation layer for system-generated order suggestions in the Supply Planner. Orders are split into Production Orders and Purchase Orders to align with different roles and workflows.

What it lets you do

• Review and confirm system-generated order suggestions
• Export order lists to share with suppliers and CMOs
• Track order status from suggestion through confirmation
• Filter orders by urgency and metadata
• Maintain a clear separation between suggested and firm orders

Order types

Production Orders — for items manufactured internally or at CMOs. Typically managed by Supply Planners, who confirm production material needs and adjust plans.

Purchase Orders — for items sourced from external suppliers. Typically managed by Procurement Managers, who confirm purchase requirements and track vendor deliveries.

Order status

Orders progress through three statuses:

Suggested (default)

• Raw system-generated suggestions, or manually entered orders
• Can be edited and adjusted before confirmation
• Marked with a blue dot indicator when manually edited

Approved

• Confirmed by a user in PLAIO
• Quantities are locked and cannot be overwritten unless the status reverts to Suggested
• Ready for export to ERP or execution
• Does not yet have a PO number assigned in PLAIO

Firm

• Has an assigned PO number
• Can be uploaded from ERP or firmed within PLAIO
• Requires PO number assignment

What each order shows

• SKU number and name
• Supplier (grouped by default)
• PO number
• Order type (Purchase or Production)
• Order date and estimated delivery date (EDD)
• Quantity and COGS
• Status and manual edit indicators
• Optional batch number and comments

Manual sync workflow

Where PLAIO is not integrated directly with your ERP:

1. Export the list of suggested orders.
2. Enter the orders into your ERP system.
3. Import the PO numbers back into PLAIO, or add them manually.
4. Update the order status to Firm.