{"id":106280,"date":"2022-11-23T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T08:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/?p=106280"},"modified":"2024-06-25T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T06:33:20","slug":"b-manufacturing-lead-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-manufacturing-lead-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculate and Reduce Production Lead Time | Expert Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"106280\" class=\"elementor elementor-106280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-862ea13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"862ea13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-737dd1a\" data-id=\"737dd1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e115c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e115c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manufacturing lead time is a key factor when you want to take your business to the next level. But some of you may not be very clear about it. Today I will explain it in detail for you to have a thorough understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff00b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff00b73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15a671f\" data-id=\"15a671f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66373d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66373d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#a1\">Manufacturing lead time definition.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a2\">Manufacturing lead time calculation.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a3\">Methods to reduce manufacturing lead time.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#a4\">Five further asked questions.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d34d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d34d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d9694\" data-id=\"09d9694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea60eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dea60eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1cd674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1cd674\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-339fe9b\" data-id=\"339fe9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e399b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e399b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is lead time in manufacturing?<\/h2><p>Manufacturing lead time, also known as production lead time, is the period of time from a factory receiving the order to finishing the order. It includes the process of making samples, purchasing raw materials, bulk production and packaging.<\/p><p>For importers, manufacturing lead time is greatly important. By calculating it and the <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/shipping-time-from-china-to-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shipping time<\/a>, importers can know when they could receive the goods, if they could sell products as planned and arrange the inventory reasonably.<\/p><p>Suppose an Amazon seller <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/best-products-to-import-from-china-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imports products from China<\/a> and wants to sell them in the peak season, he requires the products to be manufactured on time. Because if it delays, he will miss the peak season and make the products stuck in the warehouse. Finally, he has to give a big discount, which is a huge loss.<\/p><p>Thus, some importers would clarify manufacturing lead time and the solution for the delay in the contract. It restrains the factory to a certain extent, and ensures their own business interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df3da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df3da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7e26e4\" data-id=\"c7e26e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e39b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20e39b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c2808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c2808\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b8ee3\" data-id=\"32b8ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1a6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1a6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to calculate manufacturing lead time?<\/h2><p>In the actual production, manufacturing lead time is always in a general calculation, because there is no certain period of time for every process. Take 1000 <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/bc-custom-tshirt-hoodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customized hoodies<\/a> we helped an <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-how-amazon-fba-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon FBA <\/a>seller source for example. It usually needs 15-20 days to finish.<\/p><p>After we have signed the purchase contract with the factory, manufacturing lead time begins. And the formula is:<\/p><p>Manufacturing lead time = pre-production sample and confirming time + purchasing raw materials time+ manufacturing time + packaging time<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Pre-production sample and confirming time <\/span><\/h3><p>Before <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-mass-production-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mass production<\/a>, we demand the factory make a <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-pre-production-sample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PP sample<\/a> for us to make sure if it fits importer&#8217;s requirements. We will check the size, fabric, pattern, color, logo, etc. The pre-production samples must be submitted before bulk production so that we can find out if there exist any errors or misunderstandings. So here it needs some time for PP sample making and delivery to us.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Purchasing raw materials time<\/span><\/h3><p>The factory needs time to purchase the <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/p\/b29-best-hoodie-material\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raw material<\/a> according to the contract. It usually doesn&#8217;t take long, because the factory also has its long-term cooperative suppliers. But if in some special conditions, like a product suddenly became the rage on the market and lead material out of stock, this period of time will become longer.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Mass production time<\/span><\/h3><p>After we approve of the PP samples, the factory will start mass production. Because there are many production stages involved in the manufacturing process, this period of time covers a large part of the total. Moreover, the mass production time varies among different products, which includes different manufacturing techniques and procedures.<\/p><p>In addition, if your customized products are hot selling, the manufacturing lead time is inevitably longer. Take Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing 2022 Olympic Mascot, for example. Once Beijing Winter Olympics opened on Feb 4th, Bing Dwen Dwen had a sudden popularity. Chinese factories are fully occupied with many back orders, which are scheduled for the end of March.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Packaging time<\/span><\/h3><p>When completing the production, workers would package the products. It doesn&#8217;t take much time. It depends on the complexity of packaging methods and work efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-753e48c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"753e48c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e908b\" data-id=\"06e908b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c5d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c5d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In real business, you are likely to encounter manufacturing lead time delay issues. And the factory always has lots of reasons, such as shortage of labor, environmental inspections, power rationing policy, etc.<\/p><p>Besides these objective reasons, the real reason also includes that factories deal with big orders in advance. Or it first completes the order with pre-payment, and finishes others when they have time. In the following, I will explain how to deal with this problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2f220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2f220\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c06442f\" data-id=\"c06442f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0a2fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b0a2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362d35a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362d35a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad4491\" data-id=\"5ad4491\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27576e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27576e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"a3\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to reduce manufacturing lead time?<\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Choose reliable factories<\/span><\/h3><p>Firstly, you should choose a reliable factory. Though many methods on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> teach you how to distinguish a factory reliable or not, the most effective way is to conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-factory-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">factory audit<\/a>. It could help you better demonstrate the real production condition in the factory, production scale and capacity, <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-quality-control-vs-quality-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality control<\/a>, etc. They are all key factors determining whether your products could be finished on time with high quality.<\/p><p>Jingsourcing could help you make factory audits and issue reports to you. Based on years of experience in dealing with factories, we can make the accurate judgment about whether a factory has the capability to manufacture your product.<\/p><p>Or you can directly use our supplier resources. They have all passed our factory audit and worked with us many times. They perform professionally and reliable throughout the entire process. 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Thus, it is a good idea to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/find-china-sourcing-agents-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sourcing agent<\/a>. Jingsourcing can help you supervise the entire process while manufacturing. We would confirm with the factory about production every 10 days, and push them to complete the goods on time. Meanwhile, we would conduct product inspection, ensuring no problems occur in the end.<\/p><p>Also, Jingsourcing can help you confirm the details with the factory, such as requirements of packaging, labels and <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-shipping-marks-in-internatioal-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shipping marks<\/a>. We ensure they have a good understanding, and avoid modifications and rework. One modification could usually cause 3 working days delay. The more modifications you make, the longer it takes.<\/p><p>In addition, suppose you have paid the deposit and the factory is ready to purchase material. But at this time the factory can&#8217;t work because of COVID-19. Then we can help you find other factories in other regions. We have a rich and long-term cooperative supplier network for assistance. 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sellers, if the production time is reduced, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-npi-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch new products<\/a> onto the market more quickly, capturing the best sales opportunities, especially for popular items.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af420df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af420df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the lead time of a factory order?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd5d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd5d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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