Vocabulary · Volume 1 and Volume 2

Lead time

The interval between deciding to obtain supply and its readiness date, when it is qualified and usable for the stated work. Approving the expenditure does not shorten it.

The definition appears in the Volume 1 glossary and Volume 2 glossary. This page collects where the book uses the term and where the blog takes it up.

Discussed in the book

Chapters where “Lead time” is discussed at length, ranked by how directly each section treats it.

Volume I, Chapter 10: Specialized Hardware
Sections: · The sizing process
Volume II, Chapter 19: Managing Risks and Anomalies
Sections: What the capacity team is for, when it happens
Volume II, Chapter 22: The Monthly Capacity Review

Lead time

Discussed in the book

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