Example of Forward Scheduling for External Procurement 

Example Data

Material shortage date

01.08 (Friday)

Planned delivery time of the material

10 days (calendar days)

Processing time for purchasing

1 day (workdays)

Goods receipt processing time

2 days (workdays)

Opening period

10 days (workdays)

Workdays = Monday to Friday, no bank holiday

  

Scheduling

  1. Material shortage date plus processing time for purchasing plan plus planned delivery time = delivery date

    2. 01.08. (Friday) plus 1 workday + 10 calendar days = 14.08. (Thursday)

  2. Delivery date plus goods receipt processing time = availability date

14.08. (Thursday) plus 2 workdays = 18.08. (Monday)