lead times
Order-to-delivery intervals
Lead time is the interval between initiating a process and its completion—typically the gap between placing an order and receiving the goods.
Manufacturing and supply chain contexts use it constantly: Lead times for microchips have stretched to six months.
Longer lead times require more advance planning; shorter ones allow greater flexibility.
The plural lead times often appears when comparing different suppliers or products.
- productionMaking or generating something
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- durationLength of existence
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- intervalsGaps between events
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- operationsoperation, operations, military operation, joint operation, workflow
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
- business datafinancial data, business intelligence, market research, company profiles, market trends
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- Inventory Termsstock list, parts list, SKU, supply list, catalog
- Logistics Techfleet management, inventory tracking, shipment tracking, GPS tracking, RFID
lead timessame-day delivery
Shipment arriving within hours
instant delivery · instant gratification · quick turnaround · instant access · express delivery
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