0 the time between the design of a product and its production, or between ordering a product and receiving it --
1 the time it takes after receiving an order to deliver the goods or services to a customer: --
In the coal industry there is always a long lead time between investment and plant.
The 14-day period is the lowest possible lead time for a weekly magazine for the public dealing with listings on a week-long basis.
There is a long lead time in education, but we have started to get on top of the problem.
In good faith, and because of demanding lead time, it has entered into contracts for the future.
What about the long lead time or the long time to prepare?
Yet elsewhere in the book there is evidence in support of early reform of retirement income provision, especially given the very long lead time needed for effective implementation.
To satisfy the customer, a product configuration system must be per formed by selecting instances of components based on minimum configuration cost or manufacturing lead time.
The complexities of randomizing in primary care were exaggerated in our study due to the characteristics of people misusing illicit drugs, who often lead time pressured, chaotic lifestyles.
