The amount of time between the recognition that an order needs to be placed and the arrival of the needed merchandise at the seller's store to be available for sale is referred to

lead time

Explanation:

Lead time -  

It refers to the time period between the initiation and the completion of a particular process , is referred to as lead time.

In case of ordering any object , the time period after ordering , and then receiving the object , is known as the lead time.

In a business , the time of manufacturing any item , packaging and delivering is the lead time .

Hence , from the scenario of the question,

The correct term is lead time.

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