Which time components are used to calculate the confirmed delivery date in a sales order? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ALoading time of the shipping point
• BTransit time of the route
• CTransportation lead time of the forwarding agent
• DPick/pack time of the warehouse number

• A
  80% (16)
• B
  15% (3)
• C
  5% (1)

Explanation

In SAP SD scheduling, the confirmed delivery date is calculated by adding internal fulfillment time components to the confirmed material availability date. Loading time (A) - defined at the shipping point - represents the time required to load goods onto the transport, and Pick/Pack time (D) - defined at the warehouse number - represents the time to pick and pack the goods for shipment. Together, these two components bridge the gap between when stock is confirmed available and when the goods are actually ready to leave the facility.

Transit time (B) is incorrect because, while it is part of overall delivery scheduling (it represents travel time from the shipping point to the customer), it is associated with the route and determines the goods issue date - not the confirmed delivery date itself. Transportation lead time (C) of the forwarding agent is a distractor; this is not a standard SAP scheduling component used in sales order date calculation.

Memory tip: Think of A and D as the "inside the warehouse" times - what happens before the truck leaves. Loading (shipping point) and Pick/Pack (warehouse) are your two internal prep steps. Transit time comes after departure and belongs to the route, so it's a different date in the schedule.

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