Example of Forward Scheduling for External Procurement 
Example Data
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Material shortage date |
01.08 (Friday) |
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Planned delivery time of the material |
10 days (calendar days) |
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Processing time for purchasing |
1 day (workdays) |
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Goods receipt processing time |
2 days (workdays) |
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Opening period |
10 days (workdays) |
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Workdays = Monday to Friday, no bank holiday |
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Scheduling
- Material shortage date plus processing time for purchasing plan plus planned delivery time = delivery date
01.08. (Friday) plus 1 workday + 10 calendar days = 14.08. (Thursday)
- Delivery date plus goods receipt processing time = availability date
14.08. (Thursday) plus 2 workdays = 18.08. (Monday)