od of time monthly or weekly buckets for example</p></dd>


<dt>Demand</dt>
<dd><p>the quantity of an item planned to be consumed in units for a given period</p></dd>


<dt>Opening</dt>
<dd><p>the opening inventories of an item in units at the beginning of the horizon</p></dd>


<dt>Supply</dt>
<dd><p>the quantity of an item planned to be supplied in units for a given period</p></dd>

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    <div id="value">
    <h2>Value</h2>
    

<p>a dataframe with the calculated projected inventories and cover