Initial versus current requested delivery dates in demand planning

Nicolas Vandeput distinguishes Initially Requested Delivery Date from Current Requested Delivery Date when reconstructing unconstrained demand. He recommends maintaining a stable demand history while using an automated adjustment for short-term supply-planning needs.

This is a data-governance issue: demand planning, order management and supply planning must agree which date supports forecast history, which supports execution and how changes are audited. Shipment or invoice dates can embed past supply constraints into future forecasts.