Plan raw materials based on upcoming demand
Automatically calculate raw material requirements from your demand forecast. Track components, manage BOMs, and get purchase recommendations—all connected to your production schedule.
Trusted by ops and supply chain teams at fast-growing consumer brands
Acme Brands
Tether AI works back from demand to the exact raw materials, then drafts the orders to approve.
Tether AI ✨ drafts the work and shows every step - nothing changes until you approve. And it's one part of Tether, the operations system that keeps your planning, inventory, and orders in sync.
See how Tether AI worksPlan raw materials from finished-goods demand
- Raw-material requirements worked back from finished-goods demand, so procurement never stalls a run.
- Click any raw material to see every product that depends on it, before a shortage hits.
- Forecast down to the component level, so parts are ordered ahead of production, not scrambled for.
Build BOMs to match how you run
- Build a BOM by product line, by attribute, or one product at a time.
- New products inherit their BOM automatically, so you set it up once.
- Track every BOM change and when it happened, so a quiet swap never breaks your costs.
Know your true cost per unit
- True cost per unit on every product - shipping, packaging, bundling, and labor included, not just materials.
- COGS updates as demand and material prices move, so margin never erodes unnoticed.
- Trace any cost back to the run or order that drove it, so a price spike is never a mystery.
Order the right parts early enough to hit the run
- Component purchase orders drafted from your forecast, held for your approval before anything sends.
- Every draft respects the part's lead time, so materials arrive in time, not late.
- See how one price change ripples across every product it touches, before you commit.
Tether vs your current setup
| Tether | Status Quo | |
|---|---|---|
| BOM + Raw Material tracking across every layer of production | Automatic | Manual |
| Automatic raw material purchase plan that overlays with the demand plan | ||
| Support Multi-Layer BOMs (semi-finished goods, kits, etc) | ||
| Full BOM Lineage |
BOM + Raw Material tracking across every layer of production
- Tether
- Automatic
- Status Quo
- Manual
Automatic raw material purchase plan that overlays with the demand plan
- Tether
- Status Quo
Support Multi-Layer BOMs (semi-finished goods, kits, etc)
- Tether
- Status Quo
Full BOM Lineage
- Tether
- Status Quo
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
No. Tether AI drafts every Material Resource Planning change and waits for your approval before anything updates. Each action is recorded in the action log, so you always have a clear record of what changed and why.
No data cleaning required. Tether takes your Material Resource Planning data as it is today and maps it as-is - no reformatting, no templates, no busywork to get started.
Always. You approve, edit, or reject every action Tether AI proposes in Material Resource Planning. Tether does the heavy lifting; the final call is yours.
