| Alternatives | Criteria |
| Demand forecast updating (DFU) A1 | Historical record of the relationship between orders and consumers (C1) |
| Order batching (OB) (A2) | Procuring times (C2) |
| Price fluctuation (PF) (A3) | Based on price fluctuations as a reference for inventory determination (C3) |
| Rationing and Shortage gaming (R and SG) (A4) | In the expected supply and demand of the market, the relationship of the number of orders received by upstream manufacturers and real market demand (C4) |