Your planned volume is increasing and you need a realistic supplier commitment before promising service to customers.
The useful bits
- Forecast range and period
- Existing agreed capacity
- The reply should state supported capacity and the conditions needed to make it available.
Before you write
Use this example when your planned volume is increasing and you need a realistic supplier commitment before promising service to customers. Gather the details below so the recipient can act without asking you to reconstruct the situation.
- Forecast range and period
- Existing agreed capacity
- Authorized supplier planning contact
An email you can adapt
The subject “Capacity review for [period]” identifies the request. Replace each bracketed field with a checked detail and remove any sentence that does not describe your situation.
Subject: Capacity review for [period] Hi [name], Our current forecast for [period] is [range], compared with the existing arrangement of [baseline]. Please confirm what capacity you can support and the assumptions or notice periods involved. This is a planning request, not an order for the full forecast. If the upper end is not realistic, please suggest a workable alternative so [owner] can assess the effect before we make commitments to our customers. Best, [sender]
Check the boundary
A forecast should not be described as an accepted order or as a guaranteed level of demand.
What a useful reply should settle
The reply should state supported capacity and the conditions needed to make it available.
Reconfirm the actual commitment through procurement when demand and commercial approval are sufficiently clear.
About this guide
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