Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

longer lead times

Portuguese translation:

tempo de espera/tempo de execução mais longos

Added to glossary by Lilian Magalhães
Jun 29, 2013 21:52
10 yrs ago
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English term

longer lead times

English to Portuguese Bus/Financial Finance (general) setor de mineração
Demand for most commodities — driven by China and other rapid-growth economies — has outstripped supply for the best part of the past decade, fueling higher prices and encouraging new supply.As supply and demand now approach equilibrium, longer lead times in changing production are leading to overcorrection and undercorrection in supply, causing increased price volatility.

Proposed translations

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tempo de espera/tempo de execução mais longos

Lead time = tempo decorrido entre a adopção de uma providência e sua concretização (ex.: o tempo havido entre a formulação do pedido e o recebimento da mercadoria correspondente).
Peer comment(s):

agree Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
12 hrs
Grato, Paulo
agree Marlene Curtis
12 hrs
Grato, Marlene
disagree airmailrpl : tempo de espera ≠ tempo de execução
2 days 7 hrs
Grato, airmailrpl
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6 mins

prazos mais longos

longer lead times => prazos mais longos
Peer comment(s):

agree Vítor Cortes
7 mins
agradeço
agree Jose Manuel Braga
21 mins
agradeço
agree ferreirac : Neste contexto é uma boa opção.
44 mins
agradeço
neutral Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge : prazo de que? falta se para entrega, embarque, trânsito, desembaraço,
12 hrs
I am not guessing at what the asker needs to translate - just answering the query as it was asked..Be my guest is you want to venture a guess..
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