Our two primary oil suppliers pushed PO lead times from 7 to 12 days this week due to Red Sea diversions, so we bumped safety stock 15% and shifted one inbound lane to rail out of Houston to stabilize DC inventories. Are you getting firm allocations or locking in temporary minimums with suppliers to carry through January?
But > inventories. Are you getting firm allocations or locking in temporary minimums with suppliers to We locked a 4-week minimum at last-4-week run rate with ±10% flex via an allocation letter, and switched to 275-gal totes so the supplier could hit a standing rail window ex-Houston. We only lifted SS 10% to avoid stales — anyone getting pushback trying to flex above 10%?
With ‘12 days’ now normal, we’re subbing hi‑oleic canola; asking 30‑day minimums, @jessica599, but filter life dips.
We set a 21-day rolling allocation with +/-15% band and added an adsorbent in the fry filter, which is giving us about 8–12% more life — squeezing the ketchup bottle upside down. @masonclark90, any pushback on adding a simple ‘spec-swap OK’ clause so suppliers can sub equivalent oil without repricing?
Seeing the same “7 to 12 days,” @r_green32; we’re pushing a temporary 92% fill‑rate floor tied to the Dec soy index and added a Friday tender so we can split‑week receipts at the DC. If your rail out of Houston holds, would you also cap accessorials or flip to FOB origin to avoid January surprises?