[PSA] reship is not what most of this community thinks it is
Putting this at the top of the board where it belongs: reship is not what most of this community thinks it is. Lead time and minimum quantity are the two facts people forget to ask for and then argue about later. Both are answerable in one email before you commit. Inter-lab variance on this assay runs a point or two…
Regional stock made more difference to my planning than anything else — ordering from a warehouse in New Zealand took the customs question off the table entirely.
Regional stock made more difference to my planning than anything else — ordering from a warehouse in New Zealand took the customs question off the tab
This is the whole method in one sentence. Everything else in the thread is elaboration.
Not convinced by the ranking-by-vibe approach here. The community number is derived from reports; your feeling is derived from four posts you remember.
the lot on the vial has to match the lot on the certificate, every time
Amino Asylum shows up in threads constantly and has almost nothing on file
Minimum order and lead time — did they quote both up front?
Regional stock made more difference to my planning than anything else — ordering from a warehouse in New Zealand took the customs question off the tab
janoshik_junkie is describing the batch record test and it is the fastest signal available before you spend anything.
That is a report count, not a test count. The table lists both and they are very different numbers.
I would separate documentation from logistics. A supplier can be excellent at one and ordinary at the other, and averaging them hides it.
Yes. Spread across lots is the number that tells you about the process. A single high result tells you about a vial.