arxivcs.LGcs.AI2026-07-20
Censoring-Aware In-Context Learning for Generalized Supplier Lead Time Estimation in Supply Chain Planning
Christopher Wang, Sebastien Ouellet, Behrouz Haji Soleimani, Ali Etemad
Supplier lead time forecasting is a central input to material requirements planning, inventory optimization, and supply chain risk management. However, many industrial lead time datasets are naturally right-censored: at the time forecasts are required, some orders have not yet ar…