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Lead time is the duration between the start and end of a process. Cycle time is the duration for the entire process to be completed. Understanding how to utilize both time measurements can lead to ...
Border States, founded in 1952 and with annual sales of approximately $4.02 billion, has been ranked the sixth largest electrical distributor in the U.S. by Electrical Wholesaling. It is 100% employee ...
A few years ago, I was advising a mid-sized electronics manufacturer struggling to deliver on customer commitments. Its end-to-end lead time was 32 days, but what mattered wasn’t just the number.