There are three forces working here, for clarity. First is fiscal year. For us (Cisco) it's from August of year X to July of year X+1. As you can expect, by end of fiscal year we have a lot of orders coming in, as sales wants to make the quota. This influences lead times, as despite being big vendor we also have limits to what we can produce in given time.
The other is calendar year. Some customers (public entities in particular) tend to have budget given for calendar year, and by end of year they usually again are pushing a lot of smaller and bigger orders, and this again can influence lead times. Depending on your ordering type (direct or via distributor) this can also change for numerous reasons (stock availability, promotions, etc). Last but not least - is COVID. COVID impacted whole supply chain, and despite the fact we fared way better than our competitors, it's still a problem. Sometimes in very unexpected places. I'm sorry for the experience, but work with your account team. They heave means to try to expedite shipment if that's for specific project/deadlines. -- Łukasz Bromirski CCIE R&S/SP #15929, CCDE #2012::17, PGP Key ID: 0xFD077F6A _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
