Planned lead times in the age of ubiquitous information and unlimited computation

Jan C. Fransoo

Planned lead times in the age of ubiquitous information and unlimited computation

Jan C. Fransoo^*

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Planned lead times have effectively been central to supply chain planning, whether in conventional MRP or in Ton de Kok's Synchronized Base Stock Policy. As long as planned lead times have been around, they have also been challenged. In 2003 Ton de Kok and I formalized the reasoning around the use of planned lead times in supply chain operations planning. In this chapter, I explore whether ubiquitous access to real-time information and unlimited availability of computational capacity would eliminate the need for planned lead times.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Production-Inventory Control Models: 40 Years of Relevant Research
Subtitle of host publication	Liber Amicorum Ton de Kok
Editors	Zümbül Atan, Willem van Jaarsveld
Place of Publication	Eindhoven
Publisher	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Pages	89-94
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2025

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Planned lead times in the age of ubiquitous information and unlimited computation. / Fransoo, Jan C.
Production-Inventory Control Models: 40 Years of Relevant Research: Liber Amicorum Ton de Kok. ed. / Zümbül Atan; Willem van Jaarsveld. Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2025. p. 89-94.

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