...”, where the final production quantity, parts quoted for, and the date that the quote will be completed. Table I provides the order of the quotation process tasks, the quoting team members, and the descriptions of tasks. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Lean production Costing Cycle time reduction...

... Cycle time reduction Logistics Manufacturing lead times Process efficiency Supply‐chain management The Institute of Logistics’ definition of logistics extols the virtues of the value of time from a general perspective ‐ “the time‐related positioning of resources”. Time immemorial has long been...