Jerry Martin
New member
I already heard on some topics that some suppliers leave some margin to be in-time for the final client if they have a command, so that if on the manufacturing side or on transportation side or on any side, in fact, a problem and delay happens but the contract can still be made without waste, the delay are not "felt" because it is already under the guaranteed delay.
Instead of hiding this information and give it sooner than expected the goods, why not let clients see a forecast of the estimated time, while being clear this is a forecast and can't be guaranteed because it counts on too many factors, even weather, to be official, and then the "guaranteed" delay, the time where it should be there 99% of the time. It should let clients know why there delays sometimes but also have an idea of how sooner it may come given the forecast.
Instead of hiding this information and give it sooner than expected the goods, why not let clients see a forecast of the estimated time, while being clear this is a forecast and can't be guaranteed because it counts on too many factors, even weather, to be official, and then the "guaranteed" delay, the time where it should be there 99% of the time. It should let clients know why there delays sometimes but also have an idea of how sooner it may come given the forecast.