What is Due Date?
Due Date
The day on which we promised to exchange goods.
What it means
Delivery date is the promised date. To the customer, it is a promise to “deliver it by this date,” and to the supplier, it is a request to “deliver it by this date.” It exists in both orders and orders.
The factory's schedule is calculated backwards from the delivery date. If you want to send it on the 5th, you have to make it by the 4th, and for that to happen, the materials must arrive by the 3rd.
At the pen factory
Hanbit Stationery's delivery date is November 5th. So, when ordering black refill on the 2nd day, the arrival date is set as November 3rd, made on the 4th day, and shipped on the 5th day.
Why it matters
If you don't meet the delivery date, you lose customers. Delivery dates should be in the system so you know what to make first and which orders are at risk if materials arrive late.