Lead Time
Lead time is the single most important input in Forthcast. Get it right and every reorder follows.
Key takeaway: Lead time is the single most important input in Forthcast. Get it right and every reorder follows.
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What lead time means
Lead time is the number of days between placing an order with your supplier and having that stock available in your warehouse or ready to ship. If it is set incorrectly, every reorder point calculated by Forthcast will be off by the same margin.
Store default vs per-SKU lead time
You can set a single default lead time that applies to all products. You can also set a different lead time on any individual SKU, which will override the store default for that product only. Per-SKU lead times are useful when certain suppliers are consistently faster or slower than your average.
Supplier-level lead times
If you use suppliers, you can set a lead time per supplier in the Suppliers section. That supplier lead time then applies automatically to all SKUs linked to them, unless a per-SKU lead time has been set that overrides it.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lead Time in Forthcast?
Lead time is the single most important input in Forthcast. Get it right and every reorder follows.
Related glossary terms
Lead Time — live in Forthcast
Tune lead times, service level and buffers from inside Forthcast — every reorder recalculates instantly.