Walk a Lead-Time Jump Back to the Real Constraint
Diagnose whether a lead-time jump is driven by internal release delay, supplier processing, or inbound handling.
The symptom The motor used to arrive in 14 days and now often arrives in 22. Everyone says the supplier got worse. If that story is wrong, the fix will be wrong and the inventory reaction will likely overshoot. The method Decompose before you escalate A total lead-time number hides where the waste or variability actually sits. Breaking the clock apart turns complaint into diagnosis. Shortcut to avoid Raise safety stock first and ask questions later. The buffer and the fix can now target the right segment instead of the loudest theory. Lead-time diagnosis is powerful because it separates the…
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