Define how the OMS coordinates with manufacturing and supply planning for company-produced merchandise, including production-capacity-aware promise dates, hand-offs of customer orders to plant scheduling and ERP or MRP systems, status visibility through build, ship, and delivery, and rules for sourcing between in-house production, outside suppliers, and available inventory. Vertically integrated manufacturer-retailer understanding: Working knowledge of how a furniture retailer that manufactures a significant share of its own merchandise operates, including the interplay between company-owned plants, contract and import suppliers, distribution centers, and stores.