Look up: lead-time

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   lead time
   The time between an order and a delivery.
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   Lead time
   The length of time between the placement of an order for an inventory item and when the item is received in inventory.
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   lead time
   noun the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; `the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously`; `planning is a area where lead time can be reduced`
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   Lead time
   A `lead time` is the period of time between the initiation of any process of production and the completion of that process. Thus the lead time associated with ordering a new car from a manufacturer may be anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months. In industry, lead time reduction is an important part of lean manufacturing.
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   Lead time
   The amount of time between when an action is initiated and when it is completed, and thus the amount of time before you want it to be done that you must initiate the action. In commerce, this often refers to how long before you want something to be delivered that you must order it, a time that is likely to be longer if it involves transport from a...
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   lead-time
   the expected time required from the placing of an order for a plant to the commercial operation of the plant Category: Nuclear industry (with applied atomic and nuclear physics) • a measure of the time which must elapse following one occurrence before a specified subsequent occurrence can take place. Category: Economics
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition