Example of Safety Stock Planning with Lead Time Constraints
This example shows how the supply planning process plans safety stock in a constrained supply plan with a lead time constraint.
Safety Stock Planning with Lead Time Constraint
For this example, let's use these parameters:
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Nonworking days: Days 6, 7, 13, and 14
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Purchasing lead time: 3 days
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Enforce Purchasing Lead Time item attribute: Yes
In this scenario,
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The constrained supply plan enforced the purchase lead time of Item C.
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The planning process created supply on Day 4, which is the plan start date plus the lead time.
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Safety stock from Day 1 to Day 3 wasn't met because the purchasing lead time was enforced by the plan for Item C.