Allocate, step 3 of 6
Every unit to its best order.
Dynamic Allocation matches supply to orders by margin, code date and customer commitment, putting the shortest-life product on the fastest-moving channel across retail, private label, foodservice and institutional.
How it works
Sees
Live inventory by size, grade, lot and code date, plus every open order and customer commitment.
Weighs
Margin, remaining shelf life and customer rules for every possible match.
Moves
Proposes the allocation, enforces retailer shelf-life rules, and re-allocates when supply or orders change.
The closest order isn’t always the best one.
Allocation happens under time pressure, so product goes to the order in front of it. Premium grades get given away to fill orders that can’t be matched exactly, older product waits while fresher product ships, and true margin by channel stays out of view. On 2–3% net margins, half a point of margin is the difference.
Your kind of operation
- For a processor
- Lots matched to SKUs and customers.
- For a packhouse
- Sizes and grades matched to orders.
Where the value shows up
Size and grade matching
1–3%
higher realized value per unit
And 10–20% less avoidable downgrade.
Modeled
Inventory shrink
15–30%
less product aging out unsold
Modeled
Protect code dates
Oldest dates go to the fastest-turning customers and retailer shelf-life rules are enforced automatically, so product sells at full price instead of at distressed prices.
Know your channel P&L
True margin by channel (branded, private label, foodservice, institutional), so capacity goes behind what pays.
Quote smarter
Cost-to-serve (changeover burden, run length, packaging) modeled before you price the next co-pack contract.
Hit targets, keep margin
Commitments filled across customers without giving product away.
Modeled figures come from customer baselines and are validated during implementation.
What it connects to
- ERP and warehouse inventory
- Grading and sorting results
- QC Platform grades
- Open orders
- Customer shelf-life rules
- Cost data
Questions
Does it override our sales team?
No. It proposes the allocation; your team approves it.
Can it enforce retailer shelf-life rules?
Yes, automatically, on every allocation.
Does it change how we sell?
No. It changes which product fills which order, not how you sell.
Which orders make you the most money?
We’ll show you true margin by channel, on your own data.