The “Lead Time” mode is one of the two promising modes that Oracle Order Management Cloud Order to Cash supports.In this mode, the order promising engine uses predefined lead times to promise sales orders without considering the actual supply availability or demand1. The following statements apply to this mode:

The order promising engine does not generate any pegging.Pegging is the process of linking the supply and demand elements to show the relationship between them.In the “Lead Time” mode, there is no pegging because the order promising engine does not search for available supply or allocate it to the demand2.

The item is promised on the requested date irrespective of availability.The order promising engine promises the item on the requested date as long as it is within the lead time window. The lead time window is the period between the current date and the latest possible date to promise the item based on the lead time.The order promising engine does not check the actual availability of the item in the inventory or the supply chain1.

Lead time can be specified in multiple ways.The order promising engine can use different types of lead times to promise the sales orders, such as transit lead time, processing lead time, user-defined lead time, and cumulative manufacturing lead time.The lead time can also vary depending on the item, the source location, the destination location, and other factors3.

No supply availability search is performed.The order promising engine does not perform any supply availability search in the “Lead Time” mode. It only uses the predefined lead times to promise the sales orders.This mode is suitable for scenarios where the supply availability is not a constraint or the supply chain is stable and predictable1.