{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"delivery time window","description":"Unlike open receiving hours, a delivery time window sets a binding slot – for example, 09:00 to 11:00 – within which the carrier must present the goods at the receiving facility. The consignee schedules unloading staff, dock space, and buffer storage precisely around that interval. Missing the window can result in detention charges, rescheduling delays, or outright refusal of the load. Delivery time windows are a core dock-management tool in distribution centres and just-in-time manufacturing en","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/delivery-time-window","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:03:39.308752","citation":"https://www.logistiklexikon.de/anlieferzeitfenster/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/delivery-time-window","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"delivery time window · Unlike open receiving hours, a delivery time window sets a binding slot – for example, 09:00 to 11:00 – within which the carrier must present the goods at the receiving facility. · Quelle: https://www.logistiklexikon.de/anlieferzeitfenster/"}