Supplier Lead Time & Reordering — Assessment

Only the supplier’s promise Order processing, production, shipping, and receiving — order to shelf Only shipping Only your receiving

Average PO-date to goods-received date over recent orders Trust the supplier’s promise Guess Use the shortest ever

7.3 days plus a buffer 5 days 1 day 0 days

100 units 5 units 20 units 146 units plus a buffer

To slow reordering To cover the slow deliveries, not just the average one It does not To raise tax