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Sourcing topics tagged disputed
Topics in Sourcing carrying the tag disputed. Members in good standing disagree, and the disagreement is documented.
34 topics
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A supplier who responds to a discrepancy with silence — what changed since
A supplier who responds to a discrepancy with silence — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…
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+83 | 88 | 21k | 6h |
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Comparing documentation quality across the directory, tabulated
Comparing documentation quality across the directory, tabulated — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately…
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+7 | 11 | 29k | 19h |
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Revisiting: The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an…
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+100 | 108 | 57k | 1d |
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Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience — a second dataset
On the subject in the title: Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…
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+8 | 12 | 9.6k | 1d |
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Follow-up: Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented
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…
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2 | 70 | 1d | |
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The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there
On the subject in the title: The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
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4 | 6.3k | 1d | |
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[2026 update] A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction
On the subject in the title: A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
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+15 | 19 | 18k | 2d |
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Batch numbers that do not match the vial label
Batch numbers that do not match the vial label — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from product…
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+43 | 48 | 8.9k | 2d |
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Batch numbers that do not match the vial label — what changed since
On the subject in the title: Batch numbers that do not match the vial label — what changed since Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…
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+39 | 43 | 14k | 1mo |
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Revisiting: Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually…
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+16 | 20 | 36k | 2mo |
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Second pass at: What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly
Second pass at: What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…
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+94 | 102 | 20k | 3mo |
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Second pass at: Identical chromatograms across two different lots
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Identical chromatograms across two different lots Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here are…
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+81 | 93 | 13k | 4mo |
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Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience
Distinguishing a red flag from an inconvenience — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from product…
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2 | 38k | 6mo | |
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Follow-up: A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims
A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…
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+74 | 82 | 2.8k | 6mo |
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What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly
What "verified" means on our vendor pages, stated narrowly — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a…
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+27 | 31 | 27k | 7mo |
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Documentation that appears only after payment
Documentation that appears only after payment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately from…
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+113 | 124 | 13k | 7mo |
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Pricing far outside the range, in either direction
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pricing far outside the range, in either direction Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
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+3 | 7 | 27k | 7mo |
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How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How the vendor documentation pages are maintained, and by whom — what changed since A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…
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+98 | 104 | 3k | 8mo |
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[2026 update] Comparing documentation quality across the directory, tabulated
On the subject in the title: Comparing documentation quality across the directory, tabulated Working notes rather than a conclusion. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately…
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3 | 18k | 11mo | |
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Revisiting: Filing a first vendor report: a worked example
On the subject in the title: Revisiting: Filing a first vendor report: a worked example Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers…
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2 | 60k | 11mo | |
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Follow-up: Why we hide unevidenced fraud accusations and log the hiding
The question in the title: Why we hide unevidenced fraud accusations and log the hiding I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Structured report rather than an opinion, following…
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+12 | 16 | 17k | 12mo |
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A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims
On the subject in the title: A supplier that answers analytical questions with restated claims Working notes rather than a conclusion. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…
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+107 | 118 | 45k | 12mo |
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A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction
A report I filed that turned out to be wrong, and the correction Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…
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+124 | 132 | 12k | 13mo |
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The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there — what changed since
The report format the maintainers ask for, and why each field is there — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Structured report rather than an…
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+29 | 35 | 6.6k | 13mo |
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Why we hide unevidenced fraud accusations and log the hiding
Why we hide unevidenced fraud accusations and log the hiding — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a…
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+97 | 106 | 63k | 14mo |
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One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern
Posting this under the heading it deserves: One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…
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2 | 19k | 14mo | |
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Follow-up: Documentation that appears only after payment
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Documentation that appears only after payment Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to talk about documentation quality as a signal, separately…
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+82 | 87 | 50k | 14mo |
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Filing a first vendor report: a worked example
Filing a first vendor report: a worked example Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere…
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+1 | 5 | 12k | 15mo |
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Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented
Patterns that reliably precede a problem, documented — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere else I…
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+3 | 7 | 31k | 16mo |
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Why our vendor pages link the storefront and mark it sponsored
Why our vendor pages link the storefront and mark it sponsored — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually…
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+17 | 21 | 335 | 18mo |