The Distribution Demand tab of the item card breaks down distribution demand from the distribution centre (usually a warehouse) by locations supplied by that centre.

It is determined by the location setup, particularly the configuration of Order Routes.

The details of distribution demand are shown in the example below.

Warehouse East sells some products directly from the warehouse. The warehouse is also a distribution centre that supplies three stores: Store - London, Store - Paris, and Store - Copenhagen. The supply required for those stores forms the distribution demand for Warehouse East.

The distribution demand required for Store - London, Store - Paris and Store - Copenhagen is not the forecast for those stores. It is the stock they require from Warehouse East.

The item card shows the total distribution demand for Warehouse East with the solid aqua line in the item chart.

You can open the Distribution Demand tab to see how much each store contributes to the total distribution demand for that item. All three stores require 72 units each of Super Shake - Vanilla in October 2024.

The Distribution Demand tab can either show data as a stacked bar chart and pie chart or in a grid form. You can switch between chart and grid formats by clicking on the graph or chart icon in the Item Card toolbar.

The 4 locations with the highest demand are shown by default in the charts. The other locations are grouped under Others in grey. Store - London, for example, appears first on the list because it has the highest distribution demand for the item (624 units in total for the next 6 months).

You can add or remove individual locations from the charts by clicking on the legend. Removing a location from the chart will move it to the Others category.

A refresh icon will appear when you make changes in the legend. Click refresh to return the list and charts to the default of showing the 4 locations with the highest distribution demand.

The charts react to the time period you set in the item card toolbar. The percentages in the pie chart and the timeline adjust as you change the time period. For example, the percentages in the pie chart will adjust if you change from 6 months to 12 months for the future time period.

Historical periods are disabled in the Distribution Demand tab since it only includes information related to future demand.

When you make changes that impact the demand from locations, those can impact the distribution demand as well. Click the recalculate button in the toolbar to update the distribution demand after changing the location demand.

There doesn't seem to be distribution demand from Store - Paris in September 2024, which is not as expected. You can navigate into the item card for the same item but in Store - Paris to better see why the demand from Store - Paris seems too low. If needed, you can override the forecast for the item in Store - Paris. Click the recalculate button and navigate back into the item card for Warehouse - East. You can see that the distribution demand has increased. This increase can also be seen in the Distribution Demand tab.