{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Average Lead Time","description":"Average lead time enters the picture whenever freight forwarders, importers, or procurement teams need to decide when to reorder, how much safety stock to hold, or how reliably a supplier or route actually performs. It measures the typical time from order placement to goods receipt, calculated by dividing total elapsed time across all orders by the number of transactions in the period. Unlike a single transit reading, the average smooths out individual outliers and reflects real-world conditions","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/average-lead-time","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T05:02:28.617376","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_time","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/average-lead-time","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Average Lead Time · Average lead time enters the picture whenever freight forwarders, importers, or procurement teams need to decide when to reorder, how much safety stock to hold, or how reliably a supplier or route actually performs. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_time"}