{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Lead Time","description":"A freight forwarder scheduling a shipment, pre-clearing customs, and coordinating warehouse handover is working against one number: lead time. Lead time is the total elapsed time from order placement or goods availability through to delivery at the destination. It encompasses far more than transit time alone – customs clearance, terminal dwell, transshipment handling, and internal process delays all count. In procurement, the clock starts when a purchase order is raised; in order fulfilment, at ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/lead-time-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T12:17:57.738707","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_time","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/lead-time-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Lead Time · A freight forwarder scheduling a shipment, pre-clearing customs, and coordinating warehouse handover is working against one number: lead time. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_time"}