Items - Dock-to-Stock Lead Time

Enter the number of days it takes to get the item into stock after the purchased material is received on the dock. Receiving inspection activity is the usual reason for dock-to-stock planning.

When you run APS Planning, SyteLine sums the Fixed Lead Time and Dock-to-Stock Lead Time and uses that value to calculate the release date of the planned order, factoring in the variable lead time and quantity required.

APS subtracts this lead time from the required date when recommending a revised due date on an existing purchase order or purchase requisition.

The MPS Processor uses this lead time when creating the exception message "Release order (MPS Item)." The Material Planner Workbench Generation uses this lead time when determining the planned order release dates on the Material Planner Workbench form. The Order Action Report uses this lead time when calculating planned order release dates.

Note: Use of this lead time is not recommended for manufactured items because the Scheduler does not consider dock-to-stock lead time.

See “Defining Lead Time for APS Planning” for more information.