| 单词 | lead-time |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslead-time lead-time n. originally U.S. the time taken to produce some manufactured article (see also quot. 1968); also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > time taken to manufacture lead-time1945 1945 Birmingham (Alabama) News 19 May 8/1 The ‘lead-time’ normally required to bring out new models. 1957 Manch. Guardian 4 May The problem is..difficult, on account of the complex character of the equipment in question and the long lead-time involved. 1964 A. Battersby Network Anal. iii. 36 The chain-dotted arrows..represent lead times when they connect start events. 1968 J. F. Magee Industr. Logistics i. 19 ‘Lead time’ is the response time lag of the system, the time that must be allowed at a stock point to replenish stock, including the time needed to process records, transmit information, and process and ship material. 1971 Inside Kenya Today Mar. 28/1 Because of the lead-time in switching the emphasis in the secondary schools, the University is under pressure to increase its Arts intake very rapidly. 1973 Nature 28 Sept. 179/1 The long lead time required for such a rendezvous or flyby mission makes it impossible to achieve a fruitful interception with Kohoutek. < as lemmas |
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