Lead Time 

Definition

Scheduled time span between sending a delivery from the ship-from location and the probable arrival at the location receiving the delivery.

Use

SAP Supply Network Collaboration uses lead time as follows:

●      For scheduling

If a document contains only the delivery date/time or only the shipping date/time, SAP SNC calculates the complementary date/time using scheduling.

●      For alerts

As supplier, you cannot cover customer requirements lying within the lead time in the usual way. SAP SNC generates an alert for the following situations, for example:

○       If a scheduling agreement release contains uncovered schedule lines within the lead time (see Release Alerts).

○       If the projected stock within the lead time reaches a critical value (see Inventory Alerts for Replenishment Planning and Inventory Alerts for SNI).

As the lead time, SAP SNC uses the transportation duration of a means of transport that you have assigned to the transportation lane between the ship-from location and the receiving location. SAP SNC uses the following transportation lanes:

●      If the customer and the goods recipient are the same, the delivery goes to the customer location. The transportation lane between the ship-from location and the customer location is relevant here.

●      If the goods recipient is different from the customer, the delivery goes to the ship-to location. The transportation lane between ship-from and ship-to locations is relevant here, if it exists. If this transportation lane does not exist, SAP SNC uses the transportation lane between the ship-from and the customer locations.

If you have assigned several means of transport to a transportation lane, SAP SNC uses the transportation duration of the slowest means of transport.