The time period between the placing of an order for goods or services and the completed delivery of those goods or execution of the service.
Usually, period of time before advertisement appears which gives last date for supply of copy material (also known as 'copy date') or by which booking of space or airtime should be actioned ('booking lead time').
The time it takes for something to happen, between planning and implementation. For example, the lead time for a major construction project may be many years.
The amount of time, defined by the supplier, that is required to meet a customer request or demand. (Note, Lead Time is not the same as Cycle Time).
The time between an order and a delivery.
The period of time from date of ordering to date of delivery which the buyer must reasonably allow the vendor to prepare goods for shipment.
the time period between the closing date (when all materials in final form have to be in the hands of the media vehicle) and the running of the advertisement or commercial; see closing date.
The time that is required from receipt of order until shipped to the customer.
Cycle time between order placement and delivery of goods. Lead times are usually expressed in days or hours.
The amount of time that reporters and producers need to prepare stories and information for publication or broadcast.
The time gained in treating or controlling a disease when detection is earlier than usual, e.g., in the presymptomatic stage, as when screening procedures are used for detection.
Time between when arrangements are made and when an event occurs, etc.
The length of time it takes for a manufacturer or distributor to produce or pull an order for products, plus delivery time - usually measured from the day an order is placed to the day it is delivered.
A span of time required to perform an activity. In a logistics context, it is the time between recognition of the need for an order and the receipt of goods. Individual components of lead time can include order preparation time, queue time, move or transportation time, and receiving and inspection time. [APIC].
The total amount of time between the recognition of a required task, operation or process and its completion. Elements of lead time can include order entry, material accumulation, machine setup, queue, processing, move and other activities, which can be classified by systems that seek to eliminate waste as valued-added (processing that actively adds value as perceived by the customer) and non value-added.
The time required to manufacture a product from receipt of an order until it is shipped to the customer, sometimes called cycle time.
The amount of time between the placing of an order and the receipt of the goods ordered.
The time required to complete an operation
the amount of time required for materials acquisition, design, production, and shipping before product can be delivered
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"
Amount of time required for an item to be available for use from the time it is ordered. Should include purchase order processing time, vendor processing time, in-transit time, and receiving, inspection, and prepack times. LIFO: Last in first out, method of using the newest inventory first rather than rotating it so that the oldest is shipped out first.
the time between getting the query or article and publishing the article. Vital for seasonal articles and stories.
Lead times vary and begin at the time AFU has received a) the required deposit b) signed proposal c) signed color sample (when applicable and signed shop drawing.
The amount of time needed for production and delivery of a piece of furniture after order entry.
The time that is required to procure an item from a vendor
the approximate time between order placement and the shipment date
The time period between when an ad is required to be submitted to the media outlet and when it actually runs.
The amount of advance notice needed to complete a task or project on time. Life Balance uses this value to determine when future tasks should show up on your To Do List.
The time that it would take a supplier to delivery goods after receipt of order.
The amount of time before a product will be shipped.
Also called manufacturing lead time. The total time to make a part. For make to order companies it is the time from release to production to shipment of parts. For make to stock companies it is the time from release to production until the parts are moved into finished goods inventory.
The amount of time required to produce a single product, from the time of customer order to shipping.
Elapsed time between acquisition of a manuscript by an editor and its publication.
Period of time required to prepare for a certain stage of a project. For example, the lead time in introducing a new product is the time it takes for research, development, market research, and factory preparation. ... read full article
The total time that elapses between order's placement and its receipt. It includes. time required for order transmittal, ordering, order preparation, and transit.
The deadline for submission of articles, set by reporters or publications, which allows enough time to for a piece to be written, edited, and sent to print.
The amount of time, prior to publication, that a newspaper or magazine needs copy. For example, women's monthly magazines (such as Cosmopolitan), work on copy three months in advance of publication. Therefore, if you want to get coverage in their Christmas issue (distributed in November) you have to send them a press release in August. Daily newspapers have a very short lead time.
The time between the receipt of a query or article and the publication date of the article. Vital for seasonal articles and stories.
The time required by one task before another task can begin. [D00917] OTOB 84 An overlap between task s that have a dependency. [D00916] MSP98
The amount of time between the request of a service and the actual provision of this service. A span of time required to perform an activity. In logistics context, the time between the initiation of a process and its completion.
The time it takes from planning to get a magazine on the newsstand.
The time it takes for a horse to travel from the start of the race to the beginning of the last mile (1609m). For instance, in a 1760m race, the lead time would be recorded during the first 151m (1760-1609). A slow lead time may advantage those horses at the front, while a fast lead time may advantage horses racing at the rear of the field.
The length of time between making a decision to undertake a project and the actual commencement of production or mining.
In terms of a supply chain, the total time needed for an order to be processed.
The amount of time from product order to product availability that it takes to complete product manufacture.
The amount of time between an article's deadline and its publication date. This can vary from two to nine months, depending on the publication.
The time from when goods are ordered until the time when the goods are received. To Top
Time required to manufacture a product from order placement until availability.
The total time a customer must wait to receive a product after placing an order.
Manufacturing Lead-Time - The time required to build our products. There is a manufacturing lead-time at each sub assembly step as well as the finished goods step. Manufacturing lead-time is based on shop calendar scheduled workdays. Purchasing Lead-Time – The time required by our vendors to build and deliver raw material. The purchasing lead-time is calculated from the time the order is received by the vendor, to the time the truck is received at our dock. Purchasing lead-time is based on calendar days. OPM Lead-Time – Length of time needed to process an order from date received to delivery date to customer.
The time quoted to customers (usually in days or weeks) between the date of purchase and the shipment date.
The amount of time a supplier requires to fill customer orders. Typically, the shorter the time, the more efficiently the supplier is operating.
The delay between ordering a good or service and the time it is delivered.
The length of time for production from receipt of a formal customer purchase order through to delivery of final product to customer.
The period of time between an order being placed and delivery to store.
The time from an order is sent from a customer to a supplier till the products ordered arrive at the customer.
That period of time needed to prepare for an action.
The time in which an organisation or individual prepares for a project or program. Can be used to refer to the time in which news outlets prepare stories for the next publication or broadcast.
The total time that elapses from placement of an order until receipt. It includes the time required for order transmittal, order, processing, order preparation, and transit.
The period of time between the first activity and the end of the last activity of a series of activities in the supply chain.
Is the time necessary to prepare the program prior to launching it: initial planning, design, and approval of package modifications or material to be mailed or distributed; preparation of advertising and point-of-sale materials; notification of field sales personnel; establishment of allocations for individual distributors; purchasing and printing of special premiums or packaging materials; production of advance inventories in preparation for release at a specific date; and finally, the distribution to the retailer.
Lead Time, in publishing, is a term for describing the amount of time that a journalist has between receiving a writing assignment, and submitting the completed piece. Depending on the publication, lead times can be anything from a couple of hours to many months.