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A veteran foreman's 5 minute talk made me rethink my material ordering
Had a cup of coffee with a retired foreman who ran jobs in the 80s, and he told me they used to order 15% extra rebar just because trucking was unpredictable. Now I use a tablet app that tracks deliveries to the hour, but sometimes I miss the old buffer. Anyone else feel like modern logistics tools made us too lean and fragile?
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grace6071mo ago
Three jobs this month alone had steel show up a day late because someone's tracker said "on time." My old man kept a 10% pad on everything and we never sat idle waiting on a truck. These apps tell you where stuff is, not when it'll actually hit the site. That buffer wasn't waste, it was insurance. You cut that and you're one breakdown away from a stopped crew.
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