To decide what to purchase and manufacture use the forecasting and current demand dashboard
Forecasting uses the sell rate of the product, the current stock levels and any expected stock to show how much will be available over time.
The forecast is sensitive to the delivery time expected (by supplier or by individual item).
See /wiki/spaces/SI/pages/33054930 for a high level review of requirements
Sales Based Forecasting Module for detailed analysis including a Low stock Report and Risk into the Bin report.
The Current Demand Dashboard lists the articles that are on sales orders that are not available in stock at the moment - used for prioritising manufacturing to out of stock situations