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cycle time

A Dictionary of Business and Management | 2006 | Copyright

cycle time The length of time required from the placing of an order by a customer to the delivery of the product or service. In companies using just-in-time techniques, this should be equivalent to the time taken from start to finish of the manufacturing process. Reducing cycle times is very important for just-in-time companies; some ways in which this can be done include reducing set-up times, improving quality to reduce time spent on inspection and replacing faulty parts, and preventative maintenance to reduce machine downtime.

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cycle time

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cycle time The time it takes to bring a product to market. In the late 1990s the Internet injected much more efficiency into a number of economies by considerably reducing the cycle time of many products. See also INTERNET TIME and WEB YEAR.

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cycle time

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

cycle time See cycle.

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