Create a Replenishment or Allocation Plan
Quick Answer: Go to Planning in the left nav, click Create Plan, and follow the two-step wizard: name your plan and choose a type, then link a forecast, select locations, and set a coverage period. Once the plan is ready, click the green Generate Purchase Orders button — Mo will open automatically and create your POs for review.
Watch: End-to-End Production Planning Walkthrough
Not sure where to start? This video walks through the full process — what a production plan actually is, how to navigate it, and how to generate orders at the end. The second half covers how Mo fits into the workflow once your plan is built.
What's covered:
The journey from forecast to production plan (and what usually gets lost along the way)
Replenishment vs. allocation — knowing which lens to plan through
How safety stock, lead time, and MOQ factor into an executable plan
Navigating the plan table and reviewing buy recommendations
Generating purchase orders and where Mo accelerates the process
What Is a Production Plan?
A production plan in Moselle is a time-series buy schedule that turns your forecast into concrete order recommendations. It shows how much to order, when to order, and what will happen to your inventory levels if you follow — or deviate from — the plan.
Every plan is linked to a forecast scenario, so demand signals flow directly into the replenishment math. When your forecast changes, you can rebuild the plan to reflect the latest projections.
Time Required: 5–10 minutes Difficulty: Beginner
Before you begin, make sure you have:
Plans require an existing forecast. Learn how to create a forecast before proceeding.
Choose Your Plan Type
From the Planning page, click Create Plan. Before filling in any details, choose the type of plan you need:
Replenishment Plan
A replenishment plan determines what to reorder from suppliers and when. Moselle identifies at-risk items and recommends order quantities based on your forecast, current stock, lead times, and safety stock targets.
Use this when you need to place new purchase orders with suppliers.
Allocation Plan
An allocation plan distributes existing inventory across multiple locations — warehouses, retail stores, or sales channels. No new orders are placed; inventory is moved or committed from existing stock.
Use this when you have stock on hand that needs to be assigned across locations rather than reordered.
Step 1: Name Your Plan
Set the Basics
Fill in the foundational details for your plan:
Plan Name
A memorable name for easy reference (e.g., "Q3 Replenishment — North America")
Plan Type
Replenishment or Allocation (selected above)
Coverage Period
The date range for this plan — how far out you want to plan orders
Coverage Period guidance:
Short-lead-time brands (< 4 weeks): 3–4 months of coverage
Long-lead-time brands (ocean freight, 3–6 month lead times): 6–12 months of coverage
Seasonal businesses: Cover through the end of your peak season plus one reorder cycle
How Moselle uses your coverage period: Moselle works backward from your coverage end date. Given your lead times, it calculates the latest date you can place each order and still be in stock by the time you need inventory. This is why a longer coverage window surfaces order trigger dates earlier — so you're never caught with too little runway to act.
Click Next when ready.
Step 2: Configure Your Plan
Link a Forecast Scenario
Select the forecast that will drive your buy recommendations. This is the demand signal your plan uses to calculate how much inventory you'll need across the coverage period.
Each plan is a snapshot of the forecast at the time it was generated. If your forecast has been updated since you created the plan, click Rebuild to refresh the recommendations.
Filter Products
Decide which products to include:
SKUs (including bundles)
All product variations, including bundle SKUs
Core SKUs
Roll up bundles and cases to their component SKUs
Components
Break down to the component/ingredient level
Optional settings:
All Products Toggle — Include products with no current planning recommendations (useful for reviewing the full catalog)
Transit Lead Times — Default lead time in days per month, used as a fallback for items without a specific Transit Lead Time attribute
Safety Stock — Default safety stock buffer in days, used as a fallback for items without a specific Safety Stock attribute
Set Order Frequency
Choose how the plan groups time periods:
Monthly
Most brands; standard planning cadence
Weekly
High-velocity SKUs or short lead times
Daily
Advanced use cases with daily reorder points
Important: The frequency setting cannot be changed after a plan is created. If you need a different cadence, create a new plan.
Click Create Replenishment Plan (or Create Allocation Plan) to generate your plan. It will appear in the Plans list, nested under the forecast scenario you selected.
Optional — Optimization Method (Beta): Replenishment plans support an opt-in Optimized build that consolidates buys across the full coverage horizon instead of placing one order per deficit period. Useful when MOQs are large relative to monthly demand. The default Standard method is unchanged. See Choose an Optimization Method (Beta) in the Advanced guide.
Reviewing Your Plan
Your plan opens to the Order Schedule tab — a time-series grid showing:
Buy quantities — Mo's recommended order amounts per period
Ending inventory projections — Starting Balance + Buys − Projected Sales, period by period. Periods showing zero indicate stockouts where sales exceed available inventory.
Coverage metrics — Days on hand for each SKU across the coverage window
Constraint data — MOQ, min/max levels, and lead time impacts reflected in recommendations
Above the table you'll see two tabs:
Order Schedule
The time-series grid with buy quantities and inventory projections
Purchase Orders
All purchase orders Mo has created from this plan, linked directly to it
From the Order Schedule view, review Mo's suggestions and edit order quantities as needed before generating purchase orders.
Generating Purchase Orders with Mo
Once your order quantities look right, you're ready to turn the plan into purchase orders. There are two ways to do this:
Open the Mo chat panel and ask Mo to generate orders from your plan. This gives you the most control — you can scope the request before Mo builds anything.
Example prompts:
"Create purchase orders from this plan"
"Generate POs for all at-risk items in this plan"
"Create a PO for Supplier X from this plan"
Mo will show you a summary of the orders it plans to create, ask you to confirm, then generate the POs.
Click the green Generate Purchase Orders button at the top of your plan. Mo opens automatically and starts generating purchase orders right away — no prompt needed.
Mo will:
Create one PO per supplier based on the items in your plan
Pull unit costs and lead times from your catalog automatically
Ask you to choose a supplier for any items that have multiple options
This is the fastest path when you want Mo to handle everything and you're ready to generate orders for the full plan.
Reviewing Mo's Orders
Once Mo finishes generating, review the purchase orders it created:
Verify supplier groupings and quantities
Check expected delivery dates against your lead times
Confirm unit costs match your current supplier agreements
If anything needs adjusting, ask Mo to make changes directly in the chat — for example: "Change the delivery date on this PO to June 15th" or "Reduce the quantity on SKU-123 by 20%."
Viewing All Purchase Orders for This Plan
After Mo generates your orders, click the Purchase Orders tab above the table (beside the Order Schedule tab) to see every purchase order linked to this plan.
From the Purchase Orders tab you can:
See all POs Mo created, organized by supplier
Check the status of each order (draft, active, received)
Navigate directly to any PO for further review or edits
Confirm that all plan quantities have been converted to orders
Purchase orders generated from a plan are automatically linked to it. The Purchase Orders tab always reflects the current state of those orders — so you can track your plan through to fulfillment in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I change the plan type after creating it?
No. Plan type (Replenishment vs. Allocation) is set at creation. If you need a different type, create a new plan — your existing plan remains accessible for reference.
Can I have multiple plans at the same time?
Yes. You can maintain as many plans as needed. Your most recent active plan appears at the top of the Planning page; previous plans are listed below for reference and comparison.
What happens when I rebuild a plan?
Rebuilding regenerates the plan's recommendations using the latest data from the linked forecast, current inventory levels, and any updated constraints. Your manually edited order quantities are not preserved after a rebuild.
Can I link a plan to a different forecast?
No. The forecast link is set at creation. To use a different forecast, create a new plan. This allows you to run parallel scenario plans — for example, an internal demand plan and a factory-facing plan — side by side.
What if Mo doesn't create a PO for some SKUs?
Moselle will not generate a PO line item for SKUs without a configured supplier. Assign suppliers to affected SKUs in Operations > Suppliers before generating orders. You can also ask Mo: "Are there any SKUs in this plan without a supplier assigned?"
Can I edit a purchase order after Mo creates it?
Yes. All generated POs start as drafts. You can ask Mo to adjust them in the chat, or go to the Orders section to edit quantities, delivery dates, or supplier details before activating.
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