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Lead Time Risk Management: A Framework for Supply Continuity

Lead Time Risk Management: A Framework for Supply Continuity

A framework for identifying and managing lead-time variability risk — before it shows up as a stockout or a production stoppage.

What's Inside
  • The difference between contractual and actual lead time
  • A simple method for calculating lead-time variability from historical data
  • Three risk-mitigation strategies depending on the type of dependency