{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Delivery delay","description":"On-time delivery underpins production schedules, shelf availability, and customer satisfaction—which is why delivery delay carries real commercial weight. A delivery delay occurs when a shipment arrives after the contractually agreed date. In freight forwarding it is among the most common triggers for claims, particularly for time-sensitive cargo or just-in-time supply chains. Legally, delay can activate penalty clauses, damages claims, or the forfeiture of liability caps; commercially, the cons","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/delivery-delay","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T12:43:32.245253","citation":"https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/lieferverzug-118938","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/delivery-delay","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Delivery delay · On-time delivery underpins production schedules, shelf availability, and customer satisfaction—which is why delivery delay carries real commercial weight. · Quelle: https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/lieferverzug-118938"}