SMU Data and Models
November 27, 2016
Mill Lead Time History from Manufacturer/Service Centers Points of View
Written by John Packard
Every two weeks Steel Market Update publishes an analysis of flat rolled steel mill lead times by product. In our last newsletter we told our readers that those responding to our questionnaire just before Thanksgiving said hot rolled lead times were averaging 4.18 weeks from the time a new order is placed until the steel is ready to ship at the domestic steel mill.
They are reporting cold rolled as averaging 6.35 weeks, galvanized as averaging 6.85 weeks and Galvalume as averaging 7.36 weeks. We put this information into a handy graphic (see below) which makes it easy to understand.
