What's included
- Per-machine backlog and available-hours entry that drives the promise estimate
- New-job entry (machine, estimated hours) returning an earliest realistic completion date
- Queue-position view showing where the new job lands behind committed work
- Buffer setting so quotes carry a user-defined safety margin
- Quote log that records each promise made for later OTD comparison
- SAMPLE Meridian Precision backlog; ships blank
Costing & Business Case
Delivery Promise & Lead-Time Quoting Workbook
From a machine's current backlog and available hours, this workbook estimates the earliest realistic completion date for a new job so your order desk quotes a promise date the shop can actually work toward. Enter committed hours per machine on Current Backlog, then enter a prospective job on New Job Quote to read back an estimated completion date, its queue position behind committed work, and a buffer margin you set yourself. Every backlog figure, available-hours rate, and buffer percentage is your own input — the workbook carries no assumed lead time and no industry benchmark, and the date it returns is an estimate computed from what you enter, not a delivery guarantee.
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What's included
- Per-machine backlog and available-hours entry that drives the promise estimate
- New-job entry (machine, estimated hours) returning an earliest realistic completion date
- Queue-position view showing where the new job lands behind committed work
- Buffer setting so quotes carry a user-defined safety margin
- Quote log that records each promise made for later OTD comparison
- SAMPLE Meridian Precision backlog; ships blank
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