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   <Header>
      <Title>Distribution Lead-time Calculation</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e187385">
         <Level1>Distribution Lead Time</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e187388">
         <Level1>Lead Time</Level1>
         <Level2>Distribution</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e187393">
         <Level1>Supply lead time</Level1>
         <Level2>using distance tables</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph> 
         <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> generates distribution orders based on the details that you define for the
		relation between the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000115" role="glossary">supplying site</Link> and the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#ReceivSite_ti" role="glossary">receiving site</Link> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd7130m000" role="session">Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000)</GUIRef> session. Dependent on whether or not you
		define a <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000067" role="glossary">carrier</Link> for a specific relationship, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> performs distribution lead-time planning based on transport time or on the
		fixed supply lead time.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>General procedure</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>Regardless of whether or not you specify a carrier, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> always first computes the finish date of the order with the following lead-time
			 components:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000406" role="glossary">Outbound lead time</Link> ( <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2510m000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2510m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000041" role="glossary">Safety time</Link> ( <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd2500m000" role="session">Items - Ordering (tcibd2500m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000056" role="glossary">Extra lead time</Link> ( <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <GeneralSection ID="A">
            <Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
               <FigIntro>Distribution lead time: using distance
				tables</FigIntro>
               <HTML:IMG xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" height="144" width="540"
                         SRC="../images/nt_graph_000062a.gif"
                         alt="[...]"/>
               <FigLegend>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>Trt</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Transport time (based on
					 distance tables)</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>ILT</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Inbound lead time (from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2110s000)</GUIRef> session)</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>O/S/E</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Outbound lead time /
					 Safety time / Extra lead time</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>A</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Start date</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>B</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Finish date</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
                  <LegendEntry>
                     <Symbol>C</Symbol>
                     <Desc>Requirement date</Desc>
                  </LegendEntry>
               </FigLegend>
            </Figure>
         </GeneralSection>
         <GeneralSection ID="B">
            <Paragraph>If no distance table is found, the resulting supply lead
			 time is zero.</Paragraph>
            <Note>
               <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
               <Paragraph>This method causes a considerable performance load on your
				computer system.</Paragraph>
            </Note>
            <GeneralSection>
               <SectionTitle>Lead-time planning based on supply
				lead-time</SectionTitle>
               <Paragraph>If you did not
				specify a carrier in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd7130m000" role="session">Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000)</GUIRef> session, LN calculates the order
				start date with the supply lead time that you defined in that same session.</Paragraph>
               <Paragraph>LN plans the supply lead time using the calendar
				linked to the supply resource specified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd7130m000" role="session">Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000)</GUIRef> session. If you did not specify a supply
				resource, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef> uses the calendar of the item's enterprise unit.</Paragraph>
               <Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
                  <FigIntro>Distribution tables using a fixed supply lead
				  time</FigIntro>
                  <HTML:IMG xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" height="144" width="540"
                            SRC="../images/nt_graph_000062b.gif"
                            alt="[...]"/>
                  <FigLegend>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>SLT</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Supply lead time (from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd7130m000" role="session">Supplying Relationships (cprpd7130m000)</GUIRef> session)</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>ILT</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Inbound lead time (from
						the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd2110s000" role="session">Warehouse - Item (whwmd2110s000)</GUIRef> session)</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>O/S/E</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Outbound lead time /
						Safety time / Extra lead time</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>A</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Start date</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>B</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Finish date</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                     <LegendEntry>
                        <Symbol>C</Symbol>
                        <Desc>Requirement date</Desc>
                     </LegendEntry>
                  </FigLegend>
               </Figure>
            </GeneralSection>
         </GeneralSection>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000161" role="manual">To compute supply lead-times</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000034" role="manual">Calendars in Enterprise Planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>