Tracking that stops updating and then resumes
Document outcomes rather than forecasting them. A forecast in this category reads as reassurance and is not one.
A partial answer, offered because a partial answer beats none.
Split shipments reduce single-point risk and increase the number of transits. Which trade is right depends on what you are protecting against.
Posted with less confidence than the sentence structure implies.
Tracking stops updating: tracking last updated days ago usually means the package is in transit and will not update until it reaches the next scanning point. No update for weeks means it might be stuck.
Everything in post #15 holds. The case it does not cover is the one I have.
Anyone deciding whether a delay is a problem should ask what would change if they waited another week. Usually the answer is nothing.
The rule of thumb is fine; the edge cases are where it earns its keep.
Peak periods and public holidays affect this more than any other factor and are entirely predictable in advance.
Anyone deciding whether a delay is a problem should ask what would change if they waited another week. Usually the answer is nothing.
On reflection I would soften that slightly.
Read the full topic (63 posts)
This topic was referenced in
- [2026 update] Regional warehouse stock versus direct despatchSourcing › Logistics · 147 replies
- [2026 update] Temperature indicator cards: worth asking for?Sourcing › Logistics · 26 replies
- Second pass at: Transit times by route, from a logged datasetSourcing › Logistics · 2 replies
Suggested topics
| Topic | Participants | Replies | Views | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A parcel stationary at a customs facility for nine days
On the subject in the title: A parcel stationary at a customs facility for nine days Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere else…
|
+64 | 72 | 51k | 1mo |
|
Second pass at: Transit times by route, from a logged dataset
On the subject in the title: Second pass at: Transit times by route, from a logged dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Posting a small dataset on Transit times. It is mine, it is uncontrolled, and…
|
2 | 59k | 19mo | |
|
Cold packs, phase-change material, and what survives ten days — does this still hold?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Cold packs, phase-change material, and what survives ten days — does this still hold? I have spent a fortnight trying to pin Cold packs down and I…
|
2 | 22k | 22mo | |
|
Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly — a second dataset
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here…
|
+68 | 73 | 20k | 4mo |
|
What a seizure notice actually says
What a seizure notice actually says I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. The question about seizure notice that I actually want answered is the second one…
|
+36 | 40 | 568 | 17mo |
Related topics — sharing the tags customs, temperature excursion, cold chain
| Topic | Participants | Replies | Views | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A parcel stationary at a customs facility for nine days
On the subject in the title: A parcel stationary at a customs facility for nine days Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere else…
|
+64 | 72 | 51k | 1mo |
|
Temperature loggers worth the money — the long version
On the subject in the title: Temperature loggers worth the money — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. A narrow question about Temperature loggers worth the money, deliberately narrow,…
|
+110 | 127 | 48k | 6mo |
|
Refrigerated versus room temperature: the trade-off stated plainly
Refrigerated versus room temperature: the trade-off stated plainly Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. The question about refrigerated versus room temperature…
|
2 | 66k | 2y | |
|
Second pass at: Domestic fridge temperature mapping: a cheap experiment
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Domestic fridge temperature mapping: a cheap experiment Everything below is what sits behind that. Two things I would like separated before anyone…
|
2 | 30k | 16mo | |
|
A reconstituted vial's beyond-use date and the reasoning behind common figures
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A reconstituted vial's beyond-use date and the reasoning behind common figures Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this…
|
+125 | 129 | 45k | 2mo |