> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.spherecast.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supply

> Inbound supply expected to settle in the period, including replenishment recommendations

## What it tells you

Supply is the inbound supply expected to settle in each period — the quantities arriving to replenish your inventory. It combines two things: your existing **on-order** quantities (orders already placed) **plus** Spherecast's **replenishment recommendations** (suggested new orders), when **Show recommendations** is turned on. It appears as a row for each product on the [Supply planning](/guide/supply-planning/overview) grid.

This is the row you act on to accept or adjust replenishment.

## How to read it

Each Supply value carries a **status**, shown as a colored dot:

| Status           | Color  |
| ---------------- | ------ |
| Recommended      | Blue   |
| Confirmed        | Green  |
| Draft or delayed | Orange |

A **delayed** quantity also shows its number in orange text, so a late arrival stands out even at a glance.

Supply that is manufactured rather than purchased can be expanded to a **production-line breakdown**, so you can see which line is producing it.

## What to do about it

Supply is interactive — this is where you turn recommendations into real orders and re-time planned supply:

* **Hover** a Supply cell to reveal a **"+"** that opens **Create Purchase Order**, prefilled with the product, quantity, supplier, and expected arrival (ETA). This is the quickest way to accept a recommendation.
* **Click** a cell to see the underlying orders that make up the number.
* **Drag** a supply quantity to another period to re-time planned supply — for example, pulling an arrival earlier to cover a shortage, or pushing it later to avoid excess.

## Example

A product shows a Supply value of 2,000 with a **blue** dot — a recommendation, not yet a real order. You hover the cell, click the **"+"**, and a purchase order opens already filled with the product, 2,000 units, the supplier, and the ETA. After you confirm it, the dot turns **green**. Later you notice the arrival lands a period too early, so you drag it one bucket to the right to better match demand.

> **Tip:** Supply feeds directly into your coverage and shortage picture. See [Finished-good planning](/guide/supply-planning/finished-good-planning) and [Purchase orders](/guide/supply-planning/purchase-orders) for the ordering workflow, [Work orders](/guide/supply-planning/work-orders) for manufactured supply, and [Writing to your ERP](/guide/supply-planning/writing-to-erp) to send confirmed orders to your system of record.