does carrier actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
does carrier actually matter or is it forum lore at this point. I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source. Median transit is the useful statistic. The minimum is a story about one shipment and the mean is dragged around by a single hold. A quoted lead time is a commitment you can evaluate.…
Posted my first lane report here without the month and got asked for it. Fair, and the table is better for the fussiness.
Regional stock replaces an international lane with a domestic one. That is a structural change to the distribution, not a marginal improvement, and it is why the warehouse question matters more than the carrier question.
rigid outer packaging is the cheapest quality signal there is
declared value and description are the shipper’s decision, ask what they use
declared value and description are the shipper’s decision, ask what they use
This is why the lane table is organised the way it is. The supplier is not the unit.
reship policy in writing before you order
Small fix — shipped from the regional warehouse, not from origin, which is why the number looks unusual.
the lane is the unit of analysis, not the supplier
a quoted lead time you can hold them to is worth more than a fast one you cannot
Origin, destination, carrier and month?