Buffer Policy

Set default supply buffer policies for each inventory strategy.

The Buffer Policy page lets you define the default safety-stock and buffer parameters applied to products based on their inventory strategy. These defaults are used unless a product-level override is set in Products > Inventory strategy.

Policies by strategy

Each inventory strategy has its own set of configurable buffer parameters:

• MTS Flowlity AI — Flowlity automatically calculates the optimal safety stock using probabilistic forecasting. You can set a target service level (e.g. 95 %) that drives the buffer size.

• MTS My min — A fixed minimum stock level you define manually. The buffer is the minimum quantity that should always be on hand.

• MTS Reorder point — Classic reorder-point policy. Configure the reorder point (stock level that triggers a new order) and the reorder quantity.

• MTS Reorder point + AI — Same as the standard reorder point, but Flowlity dynamically adjusts the reorder point using AI-based demand signals.

• MTO — Make-to-order. No buffer is held; orders are placed against confirmed demand only.

Adjust these defaults to match your organization's risk tolerance and service-level targets. Products that need different parameters can be individually overridden from the Products settings.

Learn more

• Inventory strategies — The five strategies and when to use each.

• Buffer policies and safety stock — How buffer parameters, service levels, and the Flowlity Min/Max corridor work.

• Configure your inventory strategy — Step-by-step strategy and buffer policy setup.