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.