During reorder point planning, which time elements does the forward scheduling procedure take into account when calculating the availability date? There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• APurchasing department processing time
• BTotal shelf life
• CGoods receipt processing time
• DPlanned delivery time
• EGoods issue processing time

• A
  74% (35)
• B
  9% (4)
• E
  17% (8)

Explanation

In forward scheduling during reorder point planning, SAP calculates the availability date by projecting forward from today's date using the three time components that represent the real procurement timeline:

• A (Purchasing department processing time): The time your internal purchasing team needs to create and send a purchase order - a genuine delay before the vendor even starts working.
• C (Goods receipt processing time): The time needed to inspect, unpack, and put away materials after physical arrival - stock isn't available until this step completes.
• D (Planned delivery time): The vendor's lead time to produce and ship the material - the core external wait.

Why B and E are wrong: Total shelf life (B) is a quality/expiration parameter used in shelf-life planning, not in scheduling the procurement timeline. Goods issue processing time (E) is relevant to backward scheduling for production/customer orders (time to pick and stage material going out), not for calculating when an incoming replenishment will be available.

Memory tip: Think of the three steps a purchase order travels - Purchasing sends it → vendor Delivers it → warehouse Goods-receipts it. That's P-D-G (A, D, C) - the three forward-scheduling time buckets in order of occurrence.

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