Logistics managers measure each step in a supply chain or freight process separately—warehousing, picking, packing, customs clearance, transport, delivery—then sum these individual durations to obtain the total cumulative lead time from order receipt to final delivery.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_time
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