Description
Return backorder=ordered-delivered-canceled and unallocated=backorder-allocated after feasible nonnegative integer count checks.
A logistics record separates ordered, reserved, dispatched, received, lost, and available quantities. It can also distinguish volume, mass, packaging, and cost bases. A balance or ratio checks supplied records and assumptions without verifying physical inventory, a contract, or safe loading.
Return backorder=ordered-delivered-canceled and unallocated=backorder-allocated after feasible nonnegative integer count checks.
When to use this tool
Use Backorder Partial Delivery Balance when you need the particular supplied count, loading-budget, timing, or cost term in a logistics record.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter ordered, delivered, canceled, allocated. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read backorder, unallocated. Use the output convention below.
Return backorder=ordered-delivered-canceled and unallocated=backorder-allocated after feasible nonnegative integer count checks.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| ordered | Ordered | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| delivered | Delivered | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| canceled | Canceled | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| allocated | Allocated | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| backorder | Undelivered, uncanceled count, including allocated units. | Required. Safe integer. |
| unallocated | Unallocated | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"ordered": 100,
"delivered": 60,
"canceled": 10,
"allocated": 20
},
"output": {
"backorder": 30,
"unallocated": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Allocated units remain in backorder until delivered under this convention. The calculation does not change an order or verify allocation, supplier availability, cancellation rights, or actual delivery.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check the original stock, shipment, measurement, and contract records before acting on a balance. A full packing, routing, procurement, or load assessment may require more than the returned term.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Order Line Under Delivery Tolerance Gap
Calculate shortfall=max(0,ordered-delivered), allowable=ordered*suppliedTolerance, and margin=allowable-shortfall.
- Stock Transfer In Transit Balance
Return inTransit=dispatched-received and unresolved=inTransit-confirmedLost.