Determination of Replenishment Lead Time 
Use
You can enter the replenishment lead time in the control cycle. You have the option of entering the replenishment lead time in either days or hours and minutes .
You can specify either the total value for the replenishment lead time or its individual constituents by choosing the Detail View button next to the Replenishment Lead Time (Days) or Replenishment Lead Time (h:min) .
Caution
If you have defined a pull interval, the replenishment time to be taken into account becomes longer. See also: Calculation of Pull Interval
Integration
The replenishment lead time in days is used for the kanban calculation if the replenishment lead time in hours and minutes has not been maintained or if no working times have been maintained in the associated calculation profile.
If you have not specified a replenishment lead time in the control cycle, in the case of in-house production and external procurement, it is determined from the material master record. In the case of in-house production, the replenishment lead time is then the in-house production time (factory calendar days). In the case of external procurement, it is the planned delivery time (calendar days). The goods receipt processing time is not taken into account.
In control cycles for stock transfer, it is a basic rule that you must always specify a replenishment lead time.
Features
Constituents of the Replenishment Lead Time
Instead of the replenishment lead time, you can specify its individual constituents:
Refill time
The refill time is the time needed to fill up an empty kanban container. The time period for refill starts at the time the kanban container is set to Empty and ends when the supply source sets the status to In Transit . The refill time also includes the time during which the kanban container has the In Process .
Wait time
The wait time is the time needed to reset the status of a kanban container from Waiting to Empty .
NoteThe wait time is only relevant to control cycles with an independent supply source.
End of the note.Transportation time
The time needed to transport the kanban container from the supply source (supplier) to the demand source (consumer). The transportation time starts when the status of the kanban container is set to In Transit and ends when it is set to Full .
You can specify the number of days for the constituents of the replenishment lead time with up to two places after the decimal point.The system calculates the total from the three constituents and rounds the value up to a whole number.
You can specify the duration for the individual constituents in hours and minutes. The system then calculates the replenishment lead time from the specified values.
Replenishment Lead Time in Hours and Minutes
You can enter hours and minutes in the form hhhhhhh:mm .
The replenishment lead time in hours and minutes has higher priority compared with the replenishment lead time measured in days. That is to say, the system uses the replenishment lead time in hours and minutes as soon as you enter this value.
Note
A sub-day replenishment lead time can only be used for the kanban calculation if you have maintained working times resulting from a shift schedule in the associated calculation profile .