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Maybe we should stop discounting stuff and keep everything full price til we raise wages eniough to attract people
Or it’s sitting somewhere in OB on an incorrect built pallet. QC’s aren’t bothering to unscan these huge pallets of dog/cat food and close trailer as is.There is a serious cat food shortage.
I’ve been seeing FP of this exact product being thrown as NCON. Orange boxes right?We have no Friskies canned cat food whatsoever.
I know its a joke but just for education.Too bad I don’t work at a Target DC cuz I’d be taking all your cash bribes to cancel trailers
I do wish people at my store would believe me when I say this. You can cancel the trailer but the freight lives on and will come with friends.I know its a joke but just for education.
The DC doesn't make the shots on when trailers are sent. Our dispatch is in contact with your district leadership and makes that call.
Also just because a trailer is canceled doesn't mean it goes away. It just means it continues getting more full. So canceling a trailer never means less workload store side since we cannot ever stop loading.
It just delays and pushes it back to the next day.
When a trailer is "cancelled" that means it is either just sitting in the yard waiting to go to the store (meanwhile more are being filled to accompany it) or that the time dependent force close is being canceled.
I would say its probably better to run doubles every day than to have a single one day and a triple the next!
If there's that much unwanted freight then wouldn't the better idea be to slow the purchasing, re-evaluate what the purchasers are purchasing, impose heavy penalties on purchasers that keep wasting company money, and otherwise slow what comes in and then stash away what is already there in a warehouse or 5 or 100, then take from the storage places only as needed to fill gaps from the slower influx of goods?I know its a joke but just for education.
The DC doesn't make the shots on when trailers are sent. Our dispatch is in contact with your district leadership and makes that call.
Also just because a trailer is canceled doesn't mean it goes away. It just means it continues getting more full. So canceling a trailer never means less workload store side since we cannot ever stop loading.
It just delays and pushes it back to the next day.
When a trailer is "cancelled" that means it is either just sitting in the yard waiting to go to the store (meanwhile more are being filled to accompany it) or that the time dependent force close is being canceled.
I would say its probably better to run doubles every day than to have a single one day and a triple the next!
Other things in short supply - tp & kleenex are running lower than usual just lately, baby food shelves were empty for weeks but have some stock now, protein bars and shakes are short but canisters of powder are okay. The Mom & Baby DBO said that diapers were really low for a while, but are back again. And kitty litter was an issue for a while, but it's better now. Same for canned cat food.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but absolutely none of what we ship/load in "unwanted". In fact my DC is only shipping ~80% of what it should be because the needs of the stores have outgrown our physical capability to send cartons even running 24/7.If there's that much unwanted freight then wouldn't the better idea be to slow the purchasing, re-evaluate what the purchasers are purchasing, impose heavy penalties on purchasers that keep wasting company money, and otherwise slow what comes in and then stash away what is already there in a warehouse or 5 or 100, then take from the storage places only as needed to fill gaps from the slower influx of goods?
Yeah cuz i totally wanted the 20 pallets of poland springs the other day.I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but absolutely none of what we ship/load in "unwanted". In fact my DC is only shipping ~80% of what it should be because the needs of the stores have outgrown our physical capability to send cartons even running 24/7.
Trailers are not canceled due to the store not "wanting" the product. Trailers are canceled depending on if it has reached a certain threshold of cartons loaded, issues with drivers, and depending on how many trailers are already in the yard waiting to be sent.
If we send it, your store ordered it! Complain to your SD or Regional director instead!Yeah cuz i totally wanted the 20 pallets of poland springs the other day.
Im not really complaining. I know its supply chain issues id prefer to be able to a steady stream of items rather then 20 all at once. Stores are busier then ever but in many cases severely understaffed. I was merely stating it is "unwanted" but not necessarily "not needed". We are also getting lots of early stock for deal days. Basically just more freight then weve ever seen and not enough people or space to keep it organized.If we send it, your store ordered it! Complain to your SD or Regional director instead!
Also considering how empty many of the water bottle shelves are in stores in my area I wouldn't complain.
A few of my vendors are definitely having supply issues, especially Frito-Lay. It's not unusual for them to not get more than half their order on any given day...
Well it is common sense tho you cancel a trailer doesn’t mean that freight is no longer coming to you it just means that I’ll let you get “ over this hiccup “ today and tomorrow we will be right back at it.I do wish people at my store would believe me when I say this. You can cancel the trailer but the freight lives on and will come with friends.
on a side note because of two canceled trailers we have a slight chance of getting a triple in the next week or so.
Well let’s be frank your dad and sd wouldn’t be doing their job if they don’t look at it as more sales .Lastly its not just on our dsd or sd. Your leadership is shopping it around and seeing who will take it. All our dsd and sd see is more sales.
Oh for sureWell let’s be frank your dad and sd wouldn’t be doing their job if they don’t look at it as more sales .
We only have one available dock for trailersWell it is common sense tho you cancel a trailer doesn’t mean that freight is no longer coming to you it just means that I’ll let you get “ over this hiccup “ today and tomorrow we will be right back at it.
I would rather have the OD change the trailer door schedule than canceling trucks.
In talking about door schedule at dc level .We only have one available dock for trailers
Day 138 of waiting for the Meal Bag labels we've ordered 4 times.
Which ones? They have discontinued several of them.Fret not. Two months from now, you'll suddenly get all 4 orders worth in on one supply pallet and have so many that you have nowhere to put them.