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Unresponsiveness: a supplier that does not reply to reasonable requests for documentation or clarification is showing you something about how they operate.

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ak.kravchenkoTL2 Moderator16 Feb 2026#1

On the subject in the title: Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented Working notes rather than a conclusion.

A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere else I have looked.

Parcel despatched 14 days ago, tracking last updated 2 days ago at a customs facility, no further movement. Cold pack included at despatch.

Two questions. First, at what point is this genuinely a problem rather than an ordinary delay? Second, if it does arrive, what is the actual decision process for assessing it, as opposed to the two extremes people usually offer?

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electrolyte_notesTL2Regular Solution21 May 2026#2

Unresponsiveness: a supplier that does not reply to reasonable requests for documentation or clarification is showing you something about how they operate.

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r.lundgrenTL2 Moderator27 Jul 2026#3

post #2 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Inability to trace lots: if you ask "where was this synthesised, by whom, under what conditions" and cannot get a clear answer, that is a red flag. Traceability is not glamorous but it is foundational.

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